People · United States
Nikhil Anderson
Pyraminx · top 7.7% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018ANDE02
Nikhil Anderson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.01, set at Flag City Spring 2019, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,012th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2018, he has put 194 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.37 in February 2018 to 16.17, a 36% improvement. Nikhil 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.01 | 6.48 | top 7.7% | 2,012 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.06 | top 10.8% | 4,298 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 9.80 | top 13.9% | 2,178 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 16.17 | 18.74 | top 28.5% | 15,814 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.40 | 1:12.24 | top 42.3% | 7,042 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.47 | 38.76 | top 43.1% | 5,895 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.25 | — | top 65.8% | 5,148 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.56 | — | top 68.5% | 6,097 / 9,537 |
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
- 16 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2019.
- 28 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.87 at Flag City Spring 2019.
- 28 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Flag City Spring 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Flag City Fall 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing For LLS Fall 2018.
- 3 Feb 2018First competition: Husky Showdown 2018. A 25.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana Finally Returns 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Flag City Spring 2019 · 28 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Husky Showdown 2018 · 3 Feb 2018
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- John Gaynor — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.