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Nitesh Kumar
Pyraminx · top 17.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019KUMA40
Nitesh Kumar has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.59, set at SRM Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,012th in India. Across 5 competitions since July 2019, he has put 70 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.08 in July 2019 to 15.38, a 43% improvement. Nitesh has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.59 | 9.52 | top 17.1% | 1,012 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 91 / 612 | |
| 3×3 | 15.38 | 19.35 | top 25.8% | 3,396 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 5.48 | 7.36 | top 45.2% | 4,304 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.66 | 39.93 | top 56.8% | 2,245 / 4,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,610 / 4,220 | |
| 5×5 | 3:49.92 | — | top 90.3% | 1,282 / 1,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:04.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 567 / 605 |
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
- 31 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2020.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.54 at SRM Cube Open 2019.
- 19 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at SRM Cube Open 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019First competition: SSN Cube Open 2019. A 27.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pragyan Cube Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2020 · 31 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- HLC Cube Challenge 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
- SSN Cube Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019
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.
- Pranav Prabhu — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jeevan Pritham — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Sandeep Rajaram — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.