People · United States
Nikhil Date
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015DATE01
Nikhil Date has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.55, set at Oculus Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,438th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2015, he has put 329 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.84 in August 2015 to 9.55, a 77% improvement. Nikhil has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.55 | 12.35 | top 6.2% | 3,438 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.50 | 8.16 | top 16.4% | 4,365 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 3.94 | top 18.7% | 7,342 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.13 | 9.40 | top 34.7% | 5,862 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 25.34 | 31.73 | top 39.8% | 2,585 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.61 | 1:07.38 | top 41.3% | 6,759 / 19,072 |
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
- 19 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Oculus Cube Open 2019.
- 7 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Phoenix Cube Championship 2018.
- 25 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2018.
- 26 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017.
- 16 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Mumbai Monsoon Open 2017.
Competitions
- Oculus Cube Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
- Oculus Cube Open 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- VJTI Mumbai Cube Open 2018 · 28 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Phoenix Cube Championship 2018 · 7 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2018 · 25 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2017 · 26 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Mumbai Monsoon Open 2017 · 16 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2016 · 23 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- SP Open Mini 2015 · 10 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- SCMU Freedom Open 2015 · 15 Aug 2015
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.
- Nikhil Soares — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alaik Bhatia — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mohammed Aiman Koli — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.