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Nikhil Brahmamdam
Pyraminx · top 4.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BRAH02
Nikhil Brahmamdam has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,221st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 115 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.05 in April 2023 to 3.30, a 59% improvement. Nikhil has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 3.30 | 5.13 | top 4.7% | 1,221 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 4.16 | top 15.4% | 6,032 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 18.29 | top 22.6% | 12,215 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 7.91 | top 32.2% | 5,377 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,500 / 15,683 |
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
- 14 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Washtenaw Spring 2024.
- 14 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.37 at Washtenaw Autumn 2023.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Autumn 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023First competition: Washtenaw Spring B 2023. A 29.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mega Madness 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Autumn 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing 4 a Cure Farmington 2023 · 13 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring B 2023 · 9 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.
- Ansel de Jong — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Steven Wintringham — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Doug Li — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.