People · India
Nilav Saikia
3×3 · top 8.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015SAIK02
Nilav Saikia has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.40, set at 2nd Guwahati Open 2016, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 993rd in India. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2015, he has put 163 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.95 in April 2015 to 10.40, a 20% improvement. Nilav 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 12.47 | top 8.7% | 993 / 20,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.34 | 19.11 | top 8.9% | 290 / 4,534 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 4.26 | top 14.0% | 1,161 / 12,225 | |
| 4×4 | 47.41 | 55.28 | top 21.4% | 629 / 4,220 | |
| Skewb | 5.52 | 9.19 | top 22.2% | 620 / 3,548 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.25 | 10.29 | top 38.4% | 2,465 / 8,971 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.23 | 2:11.33 | top 43.6% | 560 / 1,537 | |
| Megaminx | 4:19.26 | 4:41.33 | top 92.8% | 1,238 / 1,458 |
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
- 10 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at 3rd Guwahati Open 2017.
- 21 May 2016Six personal bests in one day at 2nd Guwahati Open 2016.
- 4 Apr 2015First competition: First Guwahati Open 2015. A 13.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 3rd Guwahati Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- 2nd Guwahati Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- First Guwahati Open 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Nayan Jyoti Das — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Nabarun Deka — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Spondon Nath — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.