People · India
Rajesh Shankar
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016SHAN18
Rajesh Shankar has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.89, set at SRM Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 776th in India. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2016, he has put 171 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.04 in December 2016 to 9.89, a 45% improvement. Rajesh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 11.17 | top 7.1% | 776 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.58 | 18.07 | top 7.2% | 230 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.83 | top 11.3% | 937 / 12,146 |
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 Mar 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at SRM Cube Open 2018.
- 23 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at SRM Cube Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Takshashila Cube Open 2018.
- 6 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2018.
- 26 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Grand Cube Open 2017.
- 28 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at SSN Cube Open 2017.
Competitions
- CMI Autumn Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
- SRM Cube Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Takshashila Cube Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Grand Cube Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
- Shaastra Cube Open 2017 · 31 Dec 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.
- Pranav Prabhu — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Arjun Paranthaman — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Vijay Kishore — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.