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Prakhar Gupta
2×2 · top 4.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014GUPT09
Prakhar Gupta has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.97, set at National Cubing Region Open 2017, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 341st in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since February 2014, he has put 1,028 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.39 in February 2014 to 11.97, a 66% improvement. Prakhar has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 1.97 | 4.00 | top 4.6% | 341 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 25 moves | 29.00 | top 5.1% | 11 / 612 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.26 | 6.72 | top 9.0% | 518 / 8,971 | |
| Skewb | 3.94 | 7.38 | top 10.5% | 275 / 3,548 | |
| 3×3 | 11.97 | 13.76 | top 13.9% | 1,680 / 20,146 | |
| Square-1 | 13.99 | 21.96 | top 14.2% | 93 / 813 | |
| 4×4 | 50.08 | 59.59 | top 24.9% | 743 / 4,220 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.37 | 1:32.39 | top 25.3% | 252 / 1,458 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.32 | 26.70 | top 27.0% | 978 / 4,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.15 | 1:52.68 | top 42.1% | 541 / 1,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:50.27 | 4:03.21 | top 62.5% | 307 / 537 | |
| 7×7 | 5:46.81 | 5:51.70 | top 64.5% | 219 / 365 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:49.28 | — | top 65.5% | 342 / 605 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 17:35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 119 / 172 | |
| Clock | 26.31 | 50.19 | top 79.0% | 768 / 1,109 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 36:15.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 69 / 69 |
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
- 23 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at National Cubing Region Open 2016.
- 25 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2016.
- 4 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2016.
- 12 Dec 2015Five personal bests in one day at Plenty o' Parity 2015.
- 17 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Delhi Autumn Open 2015.
- 27 Jun 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Akash Open 2015.
Competitions
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- J Cube Jammu 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2017 · 26 Aug 2017
- Delhi Cube Splash 2017 · 30 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- National Cubing Region Open 2017 · 23 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Delhi Open 2017 · 25 Feb 2017
- National Cubing Region Open 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2016 · 25 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2016 · 4 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Plenty o' Parity 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Delhi Autumn Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Akash Open 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- National Cubing Region Open 2015 · 11 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- FMCed 2015 · 29 Mar 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2015 · 20 Mar 2015 — 8 personal bests set
- MathSoc Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- PB Smashathon 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Cubing V1.0 2014 · 25 Oct 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- National Cubing Region Open 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Delhi Open 2014 · 28 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubi Quest 2014 · 10 Feb 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.
- Shivam Bansal — met in 212 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Akash Rupela — met in 167 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Ujjawal Pabreja — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.