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Lakshman Balaji
Pyraminx · top 8.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015BALA03
Lakshman Balaji has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.22, set at CMI Autumn Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 505th in India. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2015, he has put 133 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.94 in May 2015 to 4.22, a 65% improvement. Lakshman 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.22 | 7.36 | top 8.8% | 505 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 6.63 | top 29.6% | 2,591 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 18.03 | 24.92 | top 34.2% | 4,706 / 20,018 | |
| Skewb | 17.13 | 19.80 | top 84.3% | 2,597 / 3,524 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.03 at CMI Autumn Open 2018.
- 27 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at CMI Autumn Open 2018.
- 18 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017.
- 23 Jan 2016First sub-30 3×3: 22.68 at Shaastra Cube Open 2016.
- 21 Mar 2015First competition: REC Cube Open 2015. A 34.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CMI Autumn Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- IIITDM Cube Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SRM Cube Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- REC Cube Open 2015 · 21 Mar 2015
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 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Arjun Paranthaman — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pranav Prabhu — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.