People · India
Gobu C. Babu
3×3 · top 8.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017BABU04
Gobu C. Babu has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.21, set at Cubing Kerala Aleppey Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 903rd in India. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2017, he has put 160 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.17 in July 2017 to 10.21, a 28% improvement. Gobu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.21 | 13.13 | top 8.1% | 903 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.95 | 20.77 | top 12.4% | 414 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 42.50 | 45.94 | top 15.1% | 406 / 4,186 | |
| 2×2 | 3.50 | 5.23 | top 20.2% | 1,731 / 12,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.33 | 1:57.47 | top 38.6% | 482 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 279 / 600 |
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
- 17 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Kerala Aleppey Open 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Kerala Winter Open 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: Cubing Kerala Alappey Open 2017. A 16.33 3×3 single to start from.
- 8 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.17 at Cubing Kerala Alappey Open 2017.
Competitions
- mcubes Winter Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Kerala Aleppey Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Kerala Winter Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- CET Cubing Paradox 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Kerala Alappey Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Muhammed Shehzad Khan — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Safvan Kadannam Potta — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Saravanan Gowthaman — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.