People · India
Jay Pargaonkar
Skewb · top 8.6% of 74,164 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017PARG01
Jay Pargaonkar has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.64, set at Pavillion Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 222nd in India. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2017, he has put 185 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.82 in April 2017 to 11.79, a 48% improvement. Jay 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.64 | 5.45 | top 8.6% | 222 / 3,548 | |
| 3×3 | 11.79 | 13.62 | top 13.2% | 1,587 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 5.00 | top 19.5% | 1,656 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.79 | 27.55 | top 31.0% | 1,146 / 4,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.55 | 11.82 | top 41.0% | 2,661 / 8,971 | |
| Clock | 28.55 | 34.27 | top 82.6% | 813 / 1,109 |
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
- 8 Mar 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Anaadyanta Cube Open 2019.
- 25 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2018.
- 12 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at ICC Juniors August 2017.
- 12 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.82 at Indian Nationals 2017.
- 12 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.82 at Indian Nationals 2017.
- 22 Apr 2017First competition: IIA Summer Open April 2017. A 22.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pune Unscrambled 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pavillion Cube Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Anaadyanta Cube Open 2019 · 8 Mar 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2018 · 25 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- ICC Juniors August 2017 · 12 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2017 · 12 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- IIA Summer Open April 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
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.
- Naren Ramesh — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Anudeep Turaga — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Atharva R. Bhat — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.