People · United States
Neel Patel
3×3 · top 47.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2011 · 2011PATE01
Neel Patel has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.74, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013, puts him in the top 47.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27,422nd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since August 2011, he has put 124 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.19 in August 2011 to 22.74, a 45% improvement. Neel 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.74 | 27.11 | top 47.3% | 27,422 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.71 | 11.70 | top 58.0% | 23,759 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.05 | 58.92 | top 68.1% | 9,733 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.73 | 22.38 | top 71.5% | 21,163 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:19.66 | 3:12.65 | top 89.0% | 16,947 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 4:19.92 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,455 / 7,841 |
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
- 26 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 2 Jun 2012First sub-30 3×3: 28.88 at New Albany 2012.
- 5 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011First competition: United States National Championships 2011. A 41.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Tree Town 2013 · 13 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- New Albany 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Dayton Fall 2011 · 15 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Appalachia 2011 · 17 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011
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.
- John Brechon — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chester Lian — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Hughey — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.74 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.