People · India
Praveen Shankar
3×3 · top 15.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015SHAN09
Praveen Shankar has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.40, set at SRM Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 15.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,897th in India. Across 6 competitions since October 2015, he has put 96 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.21 in October 2015 to 12.40, a 49% improvement. Praveen 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.40 | 13.40 | top 15.4% | 1,897 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 6.26 | top 22.9% | 1,989 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.75 | 30.73 | top 25.4% | 912 / 4,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.40 | 1:13.10 | top 42.3% | 1,392 / 4,220 |
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
- 26 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Grand Cube Open 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-20 3×3: 13.93 at Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017.
- 2 Oct 2015First competition: REC Cube Challenge 2015. A 24.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IIITDM Cube Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Grand Cube Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- REC Cube Challenge 2015 · 2 Oct 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.
- Vijay Kishore — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Saravanan Gowthaman — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Pranav Prabhu — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.