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Nilaksh Dave
Skewb · top 15.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022DAVE03
Nilaksh Dave has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.70, set at IISER Pune Winter Open 2024, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 430th in India. Across 3 competitions since June 2022, he has put 49 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.85 in June 2022 to 20.58, a 46% improvement. Nilaksh has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.70 | 17.88 | top 15.9% | 430 / 3,524 | |
| 2×2 | 4.79 | 7.98 | top 36.6% | 3,362 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 20.58 | 25.63 | top 41.6% | 5,920 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.78 | 12.82 | top 42.9% | 2,786 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:25.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,071 / 4,516 |
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
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.23 at Pune Cube Fiesta 2023.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Phoenix Cube Challenge 2022. A 37.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune Winter Open 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Fiesta 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Phoenix Cube Challenge 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Namit Kabra — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Krishna Gupta — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aarav Bipin Pote — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.