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Rahul Balaji
2×2 · top 46.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012BALA04
Rahul Balaji has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.56, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2013, puts him in the top 46.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,383rd in India. Across 2 competitions since October 2012, he has put 13 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:06.36 in October 2012 to 29.30, a 56% improvement. Rahul has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.56 | 12.38 | top 46.0% | 4,383 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 29.30 | 35.82 | top 61.3% | 9,632 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:45.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,266 / 4,516 |
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
- 5 Jan 2013First sub-60 3×3: 29.30 at Shaastra Cube Open 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013First sub-30 3×3: 29.30 at Shaastra Cube Open 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012First competition: Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012. A 1:06.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Kompella Kaushik — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Siva Shanmukh Vetcha — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ashwin Kalaivanan — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 4.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.