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Kaustubh Vasudevan
Skewb · top 5.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017VASU01
Kaustubh Vasudevan has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.05, set at Indian Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 806th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2017, he has put 239 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 5.78 in October 2017 to 3.05, a 47% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.05 | 4.88 | top 5.2% | 806 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.71 | 6.01 | top 11.5% | 2,982 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.27 | 14.27 | top 14.8% | 7,925 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 4.07 | top 19.7% | 7,726 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 47.75 | 52.63 | top 21.8% | 3,308 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 25.58 | 32.96 | top 40.4% | 2,620 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.22 | 2:42.74 | top 50.8% | 3,795 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.64 | 37.78 | top 52.6% | 7,266 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | 57.00 | early days — 3 solves | 1,833 / 2,040 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Singapore MentalMatrix Open 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at NTU Open 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Singapore Cube Championship 2019.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.68 at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017Six personal bests in one day at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017First competition: Cerulean 2017. A 20.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Singapore Mini 2019 · 16 Nov 2019
- Singapore MentalMatrix Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- NTU Open 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Singapore Cube Championship 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2018 · 25 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- RGIT Cube Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Cerulean 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
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.
- Rahul Kulkarni — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nikhil Soares — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mohammed Aiman Koli — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.