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Karan Suresh Nair
3×3 · top 8.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016NAIR01
Karan Suresh Nair has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.49, set at Dubai Summer Open 2022, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,002nd in India. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2016, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.33 in May 2016 to 10.49, a 79% improvement. Karan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.49 | 14.73 | top 8.9% | 1,002 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 6.87 | top 9.8% | 797 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.70 | 15.46 | top 42.2% | 2,726 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.85 | 34.69 | top 48.5% | 1,848 / 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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dubai Summer Open 2022.
- 19 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at Sharjah Open 2019.
- 13 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.92 at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 27.08 at Emirates Open 2017.
- 13 May 2016First competition: Dubai Open 2016. A 49.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dubai Summer Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Sharjah Open 2019 · 19 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Emirates Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dubai Open 2016 · 13 May 2016
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.
- Mehak Zehra — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Kaoushik Murugan — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aysha Jamsheer — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.