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Nikhil Gopalakrishnan

2×2 · top 15.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022GOPA01

Nikhil Gopalakrishnan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at Australian Nationals 2022, puts him in the top 15.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,169th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since March 2022, he has put 59 official solves on the record across eight events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.03 in March 2022 to 16.96, an 11% improvement. Nikhil has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 15.3% of 186,767 all-time
3.09
signature single · Australian Nationals 2022
59
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
2×23.095.59
top 15.3%1,169 / 8,567
3×316.9621.04
top 30.9%2,898 / 11,709
Skewb9.1916.59
top 49.7%1,588 / 3,534
Square-138.7051.55
top 63.7%615 / 899
Pyraminx13.7716.16
top 76.8%4,659 / 5,993
Clock25.8839.33
top 78.3%857 / 1,095
4×42:17.96
early days — 1 solve2,765 / 3,051
3×3 one-handed1:17.89
early days — 1 solve2,436 / 2,659

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

Perth Autumn 2022: 19.03Rockingham Rapid 2022: 17.49Australian Nationals 2022: 16.9616.9619.0319 Mar 202230 Sep 2022

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.96 away.

Targets move as he improves.