People · India
Palaniappan Sethu
2×2 · top 45.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010SETH01
Palaniappan Sethu has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.47, set at 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011, puts him in the top 45.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,260th in India. Across 5 competitions since October 2010, he has put 75 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 51.47 in October 2010 to 39.08, a 24% improvement. Palaniappan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.47 | 10.56 | top 45.0% | 4,260 / 12,146 | |
| Square-1 | 42.63 | 1:00.71 | top 68.5% | 488 / 805 | |
| 3×3 | 39.08 | 46.26 | top 75.8% | 12,576 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:13.66 | — | top 90.4% | 3,869 / 4,516 | |
| Pyraminx | 21.36 | 30.77 | top 94.4% | 7,855 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 3:43.52 | 4:04.31 | top 98.7% | 4,034 / 4,186 |
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
- 1 Oct 2011Three personal bests in one day at 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011.
- 20 Feb 2011Three personal bests in one day at Pragyan Cube Open 2011.
- 1 Oct 2010First competition: Shaastra Cube Open 2010. A 51.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pragyan Cube Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013
- Pragyan Cube Open 2012 · 26 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 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.
- Goudam Muralitharan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bernett Orlando — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kaushik Sundar — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-40 Square-1 single — 16,511 people have one; it is 2.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.