People · India
Ankan Das
Skewb · top 13.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017DASA03
Ankan Das has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.31, set at Eden Court Winter Open 2018, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 349th in India. Across 7 competitions since November 2017, he has put 316 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.44 in November 2017 to 11.88, a 55% improvement. Ankan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.31 | 8.29 | top 13.1% | 349 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 | 11.88 | 13.08 | top 13.5% | 1,610 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 44.99 | 50.89 | top 18.3% | 503 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.09 | 28.80 | top 31.7% | 1,164 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 6.58 | top 35.5% | 3,226 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.02 | 9.38 | top 36.3% | 2,302 / 8,934 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.11 | 1:56.40 | top 41.0% | 449 / 1,443 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.41 | 2:15.62 | top 47.7% | 614 / 1,525 | |
| Square-1 | 30.79 | 51.49 | top 50.8% | 346 / 805 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:23.32 | 3:53.92 | early days — 3 solves | 300 / 598 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 537 / 600 |
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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at City of Joy Open 2019.
- 9 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Eden Court Winter Open 2018.
- 6 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at Enginerds Cube Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at City of Joy Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018Six personal bests in one day at City of Joy Open 2018.
- 3 Feb 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.84 at Inquivesta Cube Open 2018.
Competitions
- City of Joy Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- IISERK Cube Open 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Eden Court Winter Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Enginerds Cube Open 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- City of Joy Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Inquivesta Cube Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubeHub Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
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.
- Samay Saini — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 17 times · head to head
- Anunak Roy — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rik Ganguli Biswas — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.