People · India
Anshul Rana
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014RANA02
Anshul Rana has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at MathSoc Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 182nd in India. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2014, he has put 186 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.58 in August 2014 to 1.56, a 72% improvement. Anshul has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 2.85 | top 2.4% | 182 / 12,146 | |
| Skewb | 2.74 | 7.49 | top 3.8% | 78 / 3,524 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.66 | 6.06 | top 6.1% | 351 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 12.19 | 15.19 | top 14.6% | 1,772 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.65 | — | top 52.2% | 1,752 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.46 | 46.66 | top 64.6% | 2,588 / 4,516 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.19 at MathSoc Open 2018.
- 25 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2016.
- 8 Jan 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Great Indian Cubeathon 2016.
- 21 Dec 2014First sub-30 3×3: 24.63 at Genius Kid India Open 2014.
- 21 Dec 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Genius Kid India Open 2014.
- 21 Dec 2014Six personal bests in one day at Genius Kid India Open 2014.
Competitions
- MathSoc Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2016 · 25 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Great Indian Cubeathon 2016 · 8 Jan 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Genius Kid India Open 2014 · 21 Dec 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- National TPoly Rubik's Cube Open 2014 · 24 Aug 2014
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.
- Shivam Bansal — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Aryan Chhabra — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Akash Rupela — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.