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Gaurav Narayanan
Pyraminx · top 18.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016NARA02
Gaurav Narayanan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.86, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2017, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,048th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since August 2016, he has put 164 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.63 in August 2016 to 13.49, a 35% improvement. Gaurav has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.86 | 12.15 | top 18.9% | 5,048 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.49 | 19.07 | top 19.2% | 10,302 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 6.25 | top 19.7% | 7,726 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 54.70 | 59.54 | top 30.4% | 4,777 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.31 | 37.51 | top 45.1% | 6,092 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:13.09 | 3:30.41 | top 78.7% | 6,188 / 7,841 |
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
- 5 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.49 at NIT Trichy Cube Open 2023.
- 31 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.47 at Shaastra Cube Open 2017.
- 31 Dec 2016Five personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2017.
- 5 Aug 2016First competition: SSN Cube Open 2016. A 20.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pragyan Cube Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- NIT Trichy Cube Open 2023 · 5 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- Ban Parity Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017
- Shaastra Cube Open 2017 · 31 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2016 · 5 Aug 2016
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.
- Pritesh Lunkad — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sandeep Rajaram — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.