People · India
Kalyana Raman
2×2 · top 8.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014RAMA06
Kalyana Raman has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Oakridge Cube Open - April 2018, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 648th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2014, he has put 470 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.45 in March 2014 to 2.40, a 56% improvement. Kalyana has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 5.21 | top 8.0% | 648 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 | 10.78 | 17.02 | top 9.9% | 1,126 / 20,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.85 | 10.63 | top 18.9% | 1,137 / 8,971 | |
| Skewb | 7.04 | 11.17 | top 34.1% | 974 / 3,548 | |
| 4×4 | 58.85 | 1:10.27 | top 35.3% | 1,123 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.00 | 37.68 | top 44.4% | 1,654 / 4,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.50 | 2:11.10 | top 48.5% | 637 / 1,537 | |
| Clock | 27.30 | 42.60 | top 80.7% | 788 / 1,109 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | 55.33 | top 83.5% | 470 / 612 | |
| Square-1 | 1:00.99 | 1:43.42 | top 84.3% | 619 / 813 | |
| Megaminx | 3:39.79 | — | top 86.0% | 1,109 / 1,458 | |
| 6×6 | 5:37.68 | 7:13.32 | top 87.9% | 464 / 537 | |
| 7×7 | 8:08.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 323 / 365 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Primus Cube Open - May 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Oakridge Cube Open - April 2018.
- 29 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 10.78 at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015Four personal bests in one day at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015Four personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2015.
- 15 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Brain Studio Cube Open 2014.
Competitions
- Primus Cube Open - May 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakridge Cube Open - April 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- APJ BLD Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2014 · 15 Aug 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2014 · 25 Jul 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Excellite Cube Open 2014 · 22 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Pantheon Cube Open 2014 · 12 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014
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.
- Nikhil Mande — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Anish Rajesh — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.