People · United States
Pardhav Polavarapu
2×2 · top 9.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015POLA04
Pardhav Polavarapu has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Music City Speedsolving 2018, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,907th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2015, he has put 120 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.68 in May 2015 to 12.75, a 44% improvement. Pardhav 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 | 2.60 | 4.14 | top 9.9% | 3,907 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.75 | 14.71 | top 16.6% | 8,874 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.16 | 9.16 | top 21.2% | 5,687 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.89 | 33.09 | top 31.2% | 4,038 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.17 | 19.08 | top 42.6% | 7,446 / 18,907 |
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
- 19 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.40 at Athens Spring 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016Six personal bests in one day at Athens Spring 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.71 at Atlanta Open 2015.
- 29 May 2015First competition: Indian Nationals 2015. A 22.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Music City Fall 2017 · 15 Sep 2017
- Athens Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Music City Winter 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Atlanta Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015
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.
- Nicolás Sánchez — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jared Stinson — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kyra Joiner — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.