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Nikil Philip Mathew

2×2 · top 39.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018MATH17

Nikil Philip Mathew has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.03, set at mcubes Open 2019, puts him in the top 39.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,682nd in India. Across 2 competitions since November 2018, he has put 22 official solves on the record across three events. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.95 in November 2018 to 5.03, a 44% improvement. Nikil has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 39.7% of 186,767 all-time
5.03
signature single · mcubes Open 2019
22
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingIndia
2×25.037.19
top 39.7%3,682 / 12,146
3×320.6524.44
top 41.8%5,954 / 20,018
4×42:52.10
early days — 2 solves3,769 / 4,186

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

Cubing Kerala Aleppey Open 2018: 8.95mcubes Open 2019: 5.035.038.9517 Nov 20186 Jul 2019

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.65 away.

Targets move as he improves.