People · India
Aravind Natarajan
3×3 · top 50.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008NATA01
Aravind Natarajan has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.94, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2010, puts him in the top 50.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,498th in India. Across 3 competitions since October 2008, he has put 42 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 2:14.05 in October 2008 to 23.94, an 82% improvement. Aravind has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 23.94 | 27.10 | top 50.2% | 7,498 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:52.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 343 / 598 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.44 | 2:01.94 | top 74.7% | 2,690 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 3:47.55 | 4:08.38 | top 89.8% | 1,266 / 1,525 | |
| 2×2 | 15.40 | 20.74 | top 91.1% | 10,163 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:58.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,342 / 4,516 | |
| 6×6 | 12:19.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 532 / 531 |
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
- 1 Oct 2010First sub-30 3×3: 25.68 at Shaastra Cube Open 2010.
- 1 Oct 2010Four personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2010.
- 2 Oct 2009First sub-60 3×3: 35.83 at Shaastra Open 2009.
- 4 Oct 2008First competition: Shaastra Open 2008. A 2:14.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaastra Cube Open 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Shaastra Open 2009 · 2 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Open 2008 · 4 Oct 2008
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.
- Bernett Orlando — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rahul Kadukar — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rajat Vadiraj Dwaraknath — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.94 away.
- A sub-3:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 6,381 people have one; it is 52.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.