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Joy Shanker

Skewb · top 24.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018SHAN06

Joy Shanker has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.85, set at Indian Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 24.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 680th in India. Across 9 competitions since April 2018, he has put 111 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 38.79 in April 2018 to 3.87, a 90% improvement. Joy has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 24.6% of 73,281 all-time
5.85
signature single · Indian Nationals 2019
111
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingIndia
Skewb5.859.91
top 24.6%680 / 3,524
2×23.875.79
top 24.8%2,163 / 12,146
3×316.9520.62
top 30.8%4,155 / 20,018
Pyraminx9.9314.29
top 52.4%3,513 / 8,934
3×3 one-handed45.1457.72
top 71.7%2,908 / 4,516

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

SNU Open 2018: 38.79Delhi Cubing Heat Wave 2018: 8.56Speedcubing ESYA 2018: 6.44Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2018: 5.41Indian Nationals 2019: 5.06Speedcubing ESYA 2019: 3.87Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2019: 4.03Mathsoc Delhi Open 2023: 6.503.8738.797 Apr 201814 Jan 2023

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.87 away.

Targets move as he improves.