People · India
Raghav Khatokar Nandakumar
Skewb · top 6.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016NAND01
Raghav Khatokar Nandakumar has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.33, set at Aboard the Pyraminx Train 2018, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 164th in India. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2016, he has put 280 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.99 in July 2016 to 10.36, a 42% improvement. Raghav has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.33 | 5.78 | top 6.7% | 164 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 | 10.36 | 14.08 | top 8.5% | 966 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 4.37 | top 17.4% | 1,460 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.13 | 11.45 | top 21.0% | 1,269 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 57.58 | 1:03.90 | top 33.8% | 1,053 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.62 | 38.81 | top 43.4% | 1,615 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.23 | 2:34.62 | top 61.1% | 800 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.43 | 3:31.11 | top 79.4% | 977 / 1,443 |
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
- 10 Feb 2018Six personal bests in one day at Aboard the Pyraminx Train 2018.
- 27 May 2017Five personal bests in one day at IIA Summer Open - May 2017.
- 22 Apr 2017Six personal bests in one day at IIA Summer Open April 2017.
- 23 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2016.
- 23 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2016.
- 23 Jul 2016First competition: National Cubing Region Open 2016. A 17.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Forum Monsoon Open 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Aboard the Pyraminx Train 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- APJ BLD Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- IIA Summer Open - May 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- IIA Summer Open April 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2016 · 23 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- National Cubing Region Open 2016 · 23 Jul 2016
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.
- Aniketh Arya — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Rithvik Ganesh — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nischal Nori — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.