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Palaniappa Karthik
2×2 · top 89.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014KART06
Palaniappa Karthik has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 14.64, set at NIT Trichy Open 2017, puts him in the top 89.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,978th in India. Across 4 competitions since March 2014, he has put 30 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:24.95 in March 2014 to 1:03.08, a 26% improvement. Palaniappa has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 14.64 | 24.12 | top 89.9% | 9,978 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 1:03.08 | 1:13.42 | top 92.7% | 16,691 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 32.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,626 / 8,934 |
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
- 8 Mar 2014First competition: Pragyan Cube Open 2014. A 1:24.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Daksh Open Cube 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
- NIT Trichy Open 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Anokha Cubing Royale 2017 · 3 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2014 · 8 Mar 2014
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.
- Rahul Venkatesan — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Subash Karnan — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hariharan Sachidanandam — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 2.64 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 3.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.