People · India
Anand Vaidyanathan
Pyraminx · top 5.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016VAID02
Anand Vaidyanathan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.47, set at VJTI Mumbai Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 304th in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2016, he has put 222 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.19 in August 2016 to 3.47, a 33% improvement. Anand has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.47 | 5.19 | top 5.3% | 304 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 9.61 | 10.41 | top 6.4% | 677 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 3.86 | top 12.6% | 1,038 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 41.11 | 45.50 | top 13.4% | 363 / 4,186 | |
| Skewb | 6.05 | 7.16 | top 26.1% | 729 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.49 | 29.87 | top 30.1% | 1,100 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.73 | 1:53.27 | top 36.7% | 455 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.90 | 2:03.22 | top 39.7% | 437 / 1,443 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at DJ Sanghvi Cube Open 2024.
- 28 Dec 2018Six personal bests in one day at VJTI Mumbai Cube Open 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 11.91 at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.91 at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 27 Aug 2016First competition: KJSCE Mumbai Open 2016. A 21.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DJ Sanghvi Cube Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- VJTI Mumbai Cube Open 2018 · 28 Dec 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2018 · 25 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- RGIT Cube Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- KJSCE Mumbai Open 2016 · 27 Aug 2016
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Nikhil Soares — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chetan Roger Dhanjal — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mohammed Aiman Koli — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.