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Balaji Arulkumaran
2×2 · top 11.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017BALA14
Balaji Arulkumaran has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.76, set at Daksh Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 973rd in India. Across 4 competitions since September 2017, he has put 64 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.71 in September 2017 to 19.08, a 12% improvement. Balaji has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.76 | 4.79 | top 11.6% | 973 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 | 19.08 | 22.08 | top 37.4% | 5,250 / 20,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.78 | 56.14 | top 67.8% | 2,744 / 4,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.91 | 15.81 | top 72.5% | 5,309 / 8,971 |
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
- 23 Feb 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.18 at Daksh Cube Open 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019Five personal bests in one day at Daksh Cube Open 2019.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at NIT Trichy Open 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017First competition: Bit Cube Open 2017. A 21.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pragyan Cube Open 2019 · 17 Mar 2019
- Daksh Cube Open 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- NIT Trichy Open 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Bit Cube Open 2017 · 9 Sep 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.
- Rahul Venkatesan — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hariharan Sachidanandam — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nithish Raju — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.