People · India
Raghuram Venkatesan
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010VENK01
Raghuram Venkatesan has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.00, set at Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 348th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2010, he has put 217 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 2:16.27 in October 2010 to 18.00, an 87% improvement. Raghuram has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.00 | 6.36 | top 4.7% | 348 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.94 | 13.11 | top 27.4% | 1,668 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 18.00 | 23.49 | top 34.1% | 4,683 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.37 | 58.58 | top 62.9% | 2,521 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.45 | 2:10.58 | top 77.5% | 2,809 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 12:07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 157 / 168 | |
| 5×5 | 4:34.61 | — | top 95.2% | 1,382 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:21.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 569 / 598 |
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
- 4 Jan 2014Three personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2014.
- 29 Mar 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.00 at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 1 Mar 2013Four personal bests in one day at Amrita Cube Open 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013Three personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012Five personal bests in one day at Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012.
- 1 Oct 2011First sub-30 3×3: 27.65 at 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011.
Competitions
- Montfort Championship 2016 · 26 Nov 2016
- Pragyan Cube Open 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Amrita Cube Open 2013 · 1 Mar 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2010 · 1 Oct 2010
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 58 rounds, finished ahead once
- Swaminathan Chandrasekaran — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shubhayan Kabir — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.