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Gokul Murali

Pyraminx · top 34.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012MURA05

Gokul Murali has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.76, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2017, puts him in the top 34.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,164th in India. Across 7 competitions since October 2012, he has put 113 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.96 in October 2012 to 21.90, a 44% improvement. Gokul has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 34.2% of 129,321 all-time
7.76
signature single · Shaastra Cube Open 2017
113
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingIndia
Pyraminx7.7611.42
top 34.2%2,164 / 8,934
3×321.9023.29
top 45.2%6,587 / 20,018
2×26.087.93
top 51.7%5,036 / 12,146
3×3 one-handed49.24
top 76.1%3,110 / 4,516
3×3 Fewest Moves51 moves58.00
early days — 3 solves448 / 600
4×42:27.75
top 91.2%3,484 / 4,186

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

Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012: 38.96Shaastra Cube Open 2013: 28.58CMI Fiesta Open 2013: 30.38Indian Cube Challenge 2013: 23.94Shaastra Cube Open 2014: 26.30Indian Nationals 2015: 22.44Shaastra Cube Open 2017: 21.9021.9038.966 Oct 201231 Dec 2016

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.90 away.

Targets move as he improves.