People · India
Ankush Kumar
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013KASH01
Ankush Kumar has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.40, set at PB Smashathon 2015, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 614th in India. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since March 2013, he has put 762 official solves on the record across twelve 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 14.30 in March 2013 to 9.40, a 34% improvement. Ankush has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 12.84 | top 5.8% | 614 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.04 | top 13.7% | 1,135 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.30 | 8.46 | top 15.1% | 883 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 42.67 | 46.87 | top 15.3% | 415 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.63 | 24.11 | top 19.5% | 687 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.61 | 1:48.93 | top 32.0% | 395 / 1,525 | |
| 6×6 | 3:42.84 | 4:21.40 | top 59.7% | 289 / 531 | |
| 7×7 | 6:15.76 | 7:11.63 | top 71.2% | 244 / 360 | |
| Skewb | 15.03 | 19.47 | top 78.4% | 2,379 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 448 / 600 | |
| Square-1 | 1:06.83 | 1:57.29 | top 87.5% | 648 / 805 | |
| Megaminx | 4:36.45 | — | top 94.6% | 1,273 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jan 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at PB Smashathon 2015.
- 25 Jul 2014Five personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2014.
- 31 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at National Cubing Region Open 2014.
- 28 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Delhi Open 2014.
- 1 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at Kshitij Open 2014.
- 19 Jul 2013Five personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
Competitions
- IISER Mohali Cube Open 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- i.Cube Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Gujarat Cube Days 2017 · 22 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- PB Smashathon 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2014 · 25 Jul 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- National Cubing Region Open 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Delhi Open 2014 · 28 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Kshitij Open 2014 · 1 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Delhi Summer Open 2013 · 21 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Open 2013 · 15 Mar 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Delhi Open 2013 · 4 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Akash Rupela — met in 139 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Shubham Kumar — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Shivam Bansal — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.