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Pankaj Sharma
Pyraminx · top 4.7% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017SHAR22
Pankaj Sharma has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.31, set at Indian Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 272nd in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2017, he has put 128 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.04 in August 2017 to 9.89, a 24% improvement. Pankaj 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.31 | 7.12 | top 4.7% | 272 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 11.83 | top 7.2% | 790 / 20,146 | |
| Skewb | 4.03 | 6.95 | top 11.2% | 298 / 3,548 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.62 | 18.24 | top 11.7% | 387 / 4,534 | |
| 4×4 | 41.08 | 49.75 | top 13.4% | 368 / 4,220 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.75 | top 14.3% | 1,185 / 12,225 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.71 | 1:37.06 | top 16.7% | 186 / 1,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.82 | 1:46.98 | top 26.2% | 264 / 1,458 | |
| 7×7 | 5:06.37 | 5:20.31 | early days — 3 solves | 176 / 365 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:40.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 327 / 605 | |
| Square-1 | 2:29.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 801 / 813 |
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
- 11 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Indian Nationals 2019.
- 11 Apr 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2019.
- 27 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at MathSoc Open 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First competition: Speedcubing ESYA 2017. A 13.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indian Nationals 2019 · 11 Apr 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- MathSoc Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 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.
- Shivam Bansal — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Arnav Arora — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hargun Singh Tikku — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.