People · South Africa
Keelan Naidoo
2×2 · top 4.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017NAID01
Keelan Naidoo has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Adelaide Summer 2020, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2017, he has put 106 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.92 in January 2017 to 1.94, a 67% improvement. Keelan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 4.29 | top 4.4% | 41 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 13.72 | 15.00 | top 20.1% | 244 / 2,187 | |
| 4×4 | 56.00 | 1:09.40 | top 32.1% | 103 / 495 | |
| Skewb | 6.89 | 9.17 | top 32.9% | 120 / 444 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.71 | 11.43 | top 33.8% | 265 / 958 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:59.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 468 / 473 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2020.
- 19 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Adelaide Summer 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Six personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2019.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.43 at Adelaide Summer 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2018.
- 21 Jan 2017First competition: Adelaide Summer 2017. A 23.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Adelaide Summer 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2017 · 21 Jan 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.
- Liam Wood — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Dallas McNeil — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Joshua Badger — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.