People · India
Pradhyun Naresh
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017NARE02
Pradhyun Naresh has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at IIITDM Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 648th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2017, he has put 461 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.82 in November 2017 to 12.69, a 47% improvement. Pradhyun has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.41 | 5.05 | top 8.0% | 648 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.45 | 7.43 | top 16.1% | 950 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 12.69 | 13.52 | top 16.4% | 2,013 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.30 | 25.40 | top 18.6% | 650 / 4,516 | |
| Square-1 | 16.76 | 21.55 | top 20.4% | 130 / 805 | |
| Skewb | 5.85 | 6.94 | top 24.6% | 680 / 3,524 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.31 | 1:06.28 | top 37.9% | 1,205 / 4,186 | |
| Clock | 15.82 | 20.63 | top 51.2% | 431 / 1,092 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.27 | 2:36.22 | top 59.5% | 780 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 2:27.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 699 / 1,443 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 314 / 600 |
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 2020Seven personal bests in one day at CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2020.
- 2 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Carte Blanche Kube Open 2019.
- 18 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at IIITDM Cube Open 2018.
- 18 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at IIITDM Cube Open 2018.
- 28 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at SSN Cube Open 2018.
- 23 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.42 at SRM Cube Open 2018.
Competitions
- CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2020 · 31 Jan 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Sri Ramachandra Cube Open 2019 · 9 Jun 2019
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2019 · 1 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Phoenix C3 Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CMI Autumn Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- IIITDM Cube Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Grand Cube Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017
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 98 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Vishal Mohanraju — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Naren Ramesh — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.