People · India
Karthik Anantharaman
Skewb · top 8.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013ANAN06
Karthik Anantharaman has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.64, set at SCMU Cognition Open 2015, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 220th in India. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2013, he has put 297 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.28 in December 2013 to 12.73, a 76% improvement. Karthik has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.23 | top 8.6% | 220 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 | 12.73 | 15.20 | top 16.5% | 2,029 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 52.64 | 1:00.25 | top 27.9% | 838 / 4,186 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 6.66 | top 29.3% | 2,563 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.53 | 34.74 | top 35.6% | 1,287 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.63 | 1:52.26 | top 35.9% | 445 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.50 | 12.63 | top 40.5% | 2,608 / 8,934 | |
| Megaminx | 3:03.64 | 3:17.45 | top 75.6% | 923 / 1,443 | |
| 6×6 | 4:43.55 | 5:02.54 | top 78.1% | 400 / 531 | |
| Square-1 | 53.35 | — | top 79.0% | 565 / 805 | |
| 7×7 | 7:53.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 317 / 360 |
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
- 28 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at VJTI Mumbai Cube Open 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 16 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Mumbai Monsoon Open 2017.
- 16 Sep 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.13 at SCMU Cognition Open 2015.
- 16 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at SCMU Cognition Open 2015.
- 28 Dec 2014Five personal bests in one day at Mumbai Open 2014.
Competitions
- VJTI Mumbai Cube Open 2018 · 28 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2017 · 26 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Mumbai Monsoon Open 2017 · 16 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SCMU Cognition Open 2015 · 16 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Mumbai Open 2014 · 28 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- DJ Open 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Mumbai Summer Open 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Techfest Cube Mania 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bombay Open 2013 · 28 Dec 2013
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.
- Chetan Roger Dhanjal — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alaik Bhatia — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Nikhil Soares — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.