People · Nepal
Chitra Bahadur Thapa
Pyraminx · top 6.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017THAP03
Chitra Bahadur Thapa has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at Cubing Chitwan 2019, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Nepal. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2017, he has put 91 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.23 in August 2017 to 17.26, a 15% improvement. Chitra 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 | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 10.20 | top 6.4% | 9 / 193 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 7.99 | top 23.8% | 58 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 17.26 | 19.65 | top 31.8% | 142 / 562 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.81 | 1:16.66 | top 47.7% | 49 / 120 | |
| Skewb | 9.35 | 13.34 | top 50.8% | 58 / 96 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.46 | 47.80 | top 59.9% | 82 / 132 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:02.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 15 | |
| 5×5 | 4:16.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 36 / 42 |
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
- 20 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Chitwan 2019.
- 24 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.23 at Nepal Open 2017.
- 24 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Nepal Open 2017.
- 12 Aug 2017First competition: Cube Jatra 2017. A 22.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Chitwan 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Nepal Open 2017 · 24 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Jatra 2017 · 12 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Anup Adhikari — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Pratik Dhakal — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Surav Krishna Shrestha — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.