People · India
Nikhil Rajani
3×3 · top 7.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017RAJA01
Nikhil Rajani has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.12, set at Quark Cubix Challenge 2020, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 877th in India. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2017, he has put 208 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.15 in February 2017 to 10.12, a 50% improvement. Nikhil has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.12 | 12.82 | top 7.8% | 877 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.45 | 7.74 | top 10.0% | 567 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.32 | 24.05 | top 21.4% | 758 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 4.13 | top 21.4% | 1,855 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 53.12 | 58.50 | top 28.5% | 859 / 4,186 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.32 | 1:55.68 | top 36.0% | 383 / 1,443 | |
| Square-1 | 38.22 | 53.83 | top 63.1% | 450 / 805 |
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
- 2 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Quark Cubix Challenge 2020.
- 25 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2018.
- 11 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cube Challenge Quark 2018.
- 23 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.12 at Durgesha Open 1.0 2017.
- 23 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.12 at Durgesha Open 1.0 2017.
- 23 Dec 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Durgesha Open 1.0 2017.
Competitions
- Quark Cubix Challenge 2020 · 2 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2018 · 25 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Challenge Quark 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Durgesha Open 1.0 2017 · 23 Dec 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2017 · 12 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Challenge Quark 2017 · 5 Feb 2017
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.
- James Gonsalves — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Tanmay Shirodkar — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Akash Rupela — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.