People · India
Kaustubh Nihul
3×3 · top 18.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2010 · 2010NIHU01
Kaustubh Nihul has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.27, set at Caltech Fall Open 2014, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,303rd in India. Across 8 competitions since September 2010, he has put 44 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.19 in September 2010 to 13.27, a 53% improvement. Kaustubh has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 13.27 | 17.29 | top 18.4% | 2,303 / 20,018 |
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
- 22 Feb 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at Caltech Winter Open 2014.
- 18 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 17.69 at Nisei Week 2012.
- 4 Sep 2010First competition: Axis Cube Open 2010. A 28.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nisei Week 2015 · 15 Aug 2015
- Caltech Fall Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2013 · 17 Aug 2013
- Nisei Week 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Axis Cube Open 2010 · 4 Sep 2010
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.
- Cameron Brown — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hamory — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.