People · India
Praveen Venkatesh
2×2 · top 11.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013VENK01
Praveen Venkatesh has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.73, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2016, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 937th in India. Across 8 competitions since January 2013, he has put 296 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:14.18 in January 2013 to 11.47, an 85% improvement. Praveen has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.73 | 4.49 | top 11.3% | 937 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 11.47 | 13.52 | top 12.0% | 1,407 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 10.70 | top 14.8% | 865 / 8,934 | |
| Skewb | 5.08 | 10.25 | top 18.8% | 523 / 3,524 | |
| 4×4 | 54.59 | 1:00.11 | top 30.2% | 920 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.02 | 32.67 | top 31.5% | 1,157 / 4,516 | |
| Square-1 | 23.53 | 44.58 | top 35.9% | 241 / 805 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.99 | 2:07.72 | top 42.1% | 463 / 1,443 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:37.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 219 / 598 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.78 | 2:27.62 | top 58.6% | 770 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | 58.67 | top 76.8% | 418 / 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
- 23 Jan 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2016.
- 29 May 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015Five personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2015.
- 21 Mar 2014Four personal bests in one day at CMI Fiesta Open 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.59 at Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014.
- 4 Jan 2014First sub-20 3×3: 17.44 at Shaastra Cube Open 2014.
Competitions
- Shaastra Cube Open 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013
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.
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kesava Kirupa — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Pranav Raaghav — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.