People · India
Rishikesh Balaji
2×2 · top 16.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016BALA05
Rishikesh Balaji has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.22, set at IIITDM Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,410th in India. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 125 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.77 in May 2016 to 15.56, a 25% improvement. Rishikesh has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 3.22 | 5.64 | top 16.8% | 1,410 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 15.56 | 18.35 | top 26.3% | 3,474 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.47 | 17.63 | top 31.8% | 2,011 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.87 | 40.12 | top 46.4% | 1,740 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.33 | 2:00.43 | top 68.8% | 2,440 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 3:34.37 | — | top 87.3% | 1,229 / 1,525 | |
| Skewb | 18.82 | 21.10 | top 87.7% | 2,740 / 3,524 |
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
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.20 at Emirates Open 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Emirates Open 2017.
- 13 May 2016First competition: Dubai Open 2016. A 20.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- IIITDM Cube Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Emirates Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Dubai Open 2016 · 13 May 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.
- Kaoushik Murugan — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mehak Zehra — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Sidharth Sawhney — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.