People · India
Nikhil Kumar Shivakumar
2×2 · top 14.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013SHIV03
Nikhil Kumar Shivakumar has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.05, set at Pantheon Cube Open 2014, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,223rd in India. Across 7 competitions since October 2013, he has put 143 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.06 in October 2013 to 12.60, a 43% improvement. Nikhil 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 5.71 | top 14.8% | 1,223 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 12.60 | 15.76 | top 16.0% | 1,971 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.71 | 34.41 | top 46.0% | 1,720 / 4,516 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 375 / 600 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.75 | 25.43 | top 89.3% | 7,150 / 8,934 |
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
- 15 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2014.
- 22 Jun 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at Excellite Cube Open 2014.
- 12 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 15.75 at Pantheon Cube Open 2014.
- 12 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Pantheon Cube Open 2014.
- 12 Oct 2013First competition: Cubing ATMOSphere 2013. A 22.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube On Bengaluru 2016 · 27 Feb 2016
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2015 · 29 Aug 2015
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015
- Indian Cube Challenge 2014 · 15 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Excellite Cube Open 2014 · 22 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Pantheon Cube Open 2014 · 12 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
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.
- Kalyana Raman — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anish Rajesh — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.