People · United States
Nikhil Palde
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014PALD01
Nikhil Palde has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Mishawaka Fall 2014, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,504th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2014, he has put 94 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.44 in May 2014 to 2.21, a 59% improvement. Nikhil has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 4.65 | top 6.3% | 2,504 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.49 | 12.43 | top 31.9% | 8,921 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.89 | 21.98 | top 33.8% | 18,783 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 10.42 | 16.47 | top 57.6% | 10,501 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.87 | 49.99 | top 69.2% | 9,915 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.24 | — | top 75.1% | 13,691 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Sep 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.17 at Mishawaka Fall 2014.
- 27 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Mishawaka Fall 2014.
- 10 May 2014First competition: Michigan May Madness 2014. A 21.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Fall 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan May Madness 2014 · 10 May 2014
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.
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan DeLine — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kit Clement — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.