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Kavin Manikandan
Pyraminx · top 45.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018MANI07
Kavin Manikandan has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.12, set at CMI Autumn Open 2018, puts him in the top 45.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,005th in India. Across 9 competitions since July 2018, he has put 163 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:09.07 in July 2018 to 31.67, a 54% improvement. Kavin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.12 | 11.76 | top 45.9% | 3,005 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 31.67 | 39.09 | top 65.4% | 10,475 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 8.64 | 9.33 | top 71.6% | 7,437 / 12,146 | |
| Skewb | 14.04 | 15.36 | top 74.9% | 2,245 / 3,524 | |
| Megaminx | 3:24.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,020 / 1,443 | |
| 4×4 | 2:32.73 | — | top 92.3% | 3,551 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:45.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,457 / 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
- 18 Aug 2018First sub-60 3×3: 48.36 at IIITDM Cube Open 2018.
- 18 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at IIITDM Cube Open 2018.
- 28 Jul 2018First competition: SSN Cube Open 2018. A 1:09.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- VSVN Cube Open 2019 · 17 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Sri Ramachandra Cube Open 2019 · 9 Jun 2019
- Bengaluru Summer Open 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- VDCA Winter Open 2019 · 13 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CMI Autumn Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Gravitas Cube Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- IIITDM Cube Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018
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.
- Nitin Nathan — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vishal Mohanraju — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Santhosh Sabarinathan — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.