People · United States
Manav Kotaru
Pyraminx · top 8.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023KOTA03
Manav Kotaru has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.07, set at Cumberland County Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,050th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2023, he has put 138 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.70 in April 2023 to 13.76, an 18% improvement. Manav has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.07 | 6.85 | top 8.0% | 2,050 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 15.89 | 23.70 | top 18.4% | 1,248 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 5.84 | top 18.5% | 7,245 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.76 | 18.57 | top 20.1% | 10,824 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 23.16 | 25.48 | top 72.8% | 6,315 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 18.53 | 23.79 | top 87.2% | 16,776 / 18,907 |
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
- 10 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Warwick Cube Day 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Pittsburgh Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berwick Fall 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cougar Qualifier 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023
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.
- Hassan Khanani — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayn Khanani — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shaun Mack — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,160 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.