People · India
Balakarthik Balachandran
2×2 · top 33.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018BALA01
Balakarthik Balachandran has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.50, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 33.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,944th in India. Across 3 competitions since January 2018, he has put 47 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.29 in January 2018 to 24.68, a 26% improvement. Balakarthik 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 9.15 | top 33.0% | 2,944 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.07 | 11.90 | top 45.5% | 2,995 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 | 24.68 | 27.05 | top 52.0% | 7,888 / 20,146 |
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 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at SRM Cube Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.22 at Takshashila Cube Open 2018.
- 6 Jan 2018First competition: Shaastra Cube Open 2018. A 33.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SRM Cube Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Takshashila Cube Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018
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.
- Kaushik Srivatsan — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- PK Arumugam — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nitin Nathan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.