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Nihal Jayaprakash
Pyraminx · top 7.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017JAYA03
Nihal Jayaprakash has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.03, set at Primus Cube Open - May 2018, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 449th in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2017, he has put 183 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 9 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 12.18 in August 2017 to 4.03, a 67% improvement. Nihal has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.03 | 6.44 | top 7.8% | 449 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 4.73 | 7.59 | top 35.9% | 3,269 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 19.95 | 21.24 | top 39.8% | 5,616 / 20,018 | |
| Skewb | 9.60 | 13.84 | top 52.4% | 1,500 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.25 | 1:04.11 | top 71.8% | 2,918 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.95 | 2:21.56 | top 74.4% | 2,670 / 4,186 |
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
- 5 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.95 at Primus Cube Open - May 2018.
- 5 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Primus Cube Open - May 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Oakridge Cube Open - April 2018.
- 20 Oct 2017First sub-30 3×3: 23.76 at Indian Cube Challenge 2017.
- 20 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2017.
- 12 Aug 2017First competition: ICC Juniors August 2017. A 32.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bengaluru Summer Open 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Primus Cube Open - May 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Oakridge Cube Open - April 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Aboard the Pyraminx Train 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- APJ BLD Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2017 · 20 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- ICC Juniors August 2017 · 12 Aug 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.
- Abhinav Khot — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Vivek Kumar — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Naren Ramesh — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.