People · Australia
Naksh Patel
3×3 · top 14.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2020 · 2020PATE07
Naksh Patel has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.28, set at Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022, puts him in the top 14.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,322nd in Australia. Across 9 competitions since December 2020, he has put 119 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.32 in December 2020 to 12.28, a 53% improvement. Naksh 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.28 | 15.62 | top 14.9% | 1,322 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.62 | 11.78 | top 41.6% | 2,253 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 5.83 | 8.28 | top 49.1% | 3,888 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,045 / 2,659 |
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
- 7 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Rockingham Rapid 2022.
- 7 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rockingham Rapid 2022.
- 30 Jan 2021First sub-20 3×3: 19.51 at Showground Showdown 2021.
- 30 Jan 2021Three personal bests in one day at Showground Showdown 2021.
- 19 Dec 2020First competition: South Perth Summer 2020. A 26.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Rockingham Rapid 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Autumn 2022 · 19 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Underground Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Perth 10 Year Anniversary 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Showground Showdown 2021 · 30 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- South Perth Summer 2020 · 19 Dec 2020
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.
- Benjamin Walker — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jeremy Foott — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.