People · United States
Nilay Arya
2×2 · top 5.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014ARYA01
Nilay Arya has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.14, set at IIA Summer Open 2016, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,292nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2014, he has put 149 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.24 in November 2014 to 2.14, a 66% improvement. Nilay 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.14 | 3.63 | top 5.7% | 2,292 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.10 | 14.49 | top 14.2% | 7,619 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.00 | 6.93 | top 20.0% | 5,359 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.14 | 23.55 | top 20.8% | 2,665 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:51.79 | — | top 30.6% | 631 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.12 | 1:17.00 | top 40.8% | 6,659 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 May 2016Seven personal bests in one day at IIA Summer Open 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Cube On Bengaluru 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016Six personal bests in one day at Cube On Bengaluru 2016.
- 31 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 16.62 at APJ BLD Open 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
- 15 Nov 2014First competition: Brain Studio Cube Open 2014. A 26.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- IIA Summer Open 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Cube On Bengaluru 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- APJ BLD Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 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.
- Shlok Mongia — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sachin Krishna Rao — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Akula Pavan Kumar — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.