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Nikhil Panju
3×3 · top 17.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012PANJ03
Nikhil Panju has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.03, set at CMI Fiesta Open 2013, puts him in the top 17.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,184th in India. Across 5 competitions since October 2012, he has put 192 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.52 in October 2012 to 13.03, a 10% improvement. Nikhil has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.03 | 14.05 | top 17.5% | 2,184 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.13 | 22.93 | top 18.2% | 628 / 4,516 | |
| Square-1 | 15.84 | 21.38 | top 18.3% | 118 / 805 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 4.63 | top 22.8% | 1,976 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.97 | 16.10 | top 27.6% | 1,685 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.04 | 1:11.03 | top 41.8% | 1,358 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 24:13 | — | top 54.6% | 81 / 168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:43.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 517 / 598 |
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
- 29 Mar 2013Eight personal bests in one day at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013Four personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012First competition: Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012. A 14.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 8 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Mukunth Parthasarathy — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Shubhayan Kabir — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Swaminathan Chandrasekaran — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.