People · India
Bhanu Savan Kodam
Pyraminx · top 3.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011SAVA03
Bhanu Savan Kodam has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.94, set at Indian Cube Challenge 2013, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 193rd in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2011, he has put 596 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.66 in October 2011 to 11.15, a 60% improvement. Bhanu 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.94 | 4.45 | top 3.4% | 193 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 11.15 | 14.57 | top 10.9% | 1,266 / 20,018 | |
| Skewb | 5.10 | 6.80 | top 18.9% | 527 / 3,524 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 5.39 | top 20.9% | 1,808 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 53.84 | 59.48 | top 29.3% | 890 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.70 | 31.55 | top 36.0% | 1,305 / 4,516 | |
| Square-1 | 34.53 | 40.82 | top 57.6% | 406 / 805 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.28 | 2:38.06 | top 60.4% | 704 / 1,443 | |
| Clock | 19.43 | 29.65 | top 63.0% | 560 / 1,092 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.59 | 3:17.70 | top 65.1% | 849 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 357 / 600 | |
| 6×6 | 8:18.28 | 9:04.20 | early days — 3 solves | 510 / 531 | |
| 7×7 | 13:15.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 357 / 360 |
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 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Lawrence Open 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Hillsdale Fall 2013.
- 19 Jul 2013Six personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
- 29 Mar 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.72 at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 7 Jan 2013Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2013.
- 3 Jan 2013First sub-20 3×3: 16.91 at Techfest Cube Mania 2013.
Competitions
- Lawrence Open 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Nationals 2014 · 25 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- P3 Grand Open 2014 · 28 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Hillsdale Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2013 · 7 Jan 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Techfest Cube Mania 2013 · 3 Jan 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Mumbai Open 2012 · 3 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Open 2012 · 27 Jan 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011
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.
- Velidi Venkata Jagan Mohana Murali Krishna — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Gaurav Taneja — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Akash Rupela — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.