People · Australia
Saavar Bajaj
2×2 · top 0.95% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020BAJA01
Saavar Bajaj has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.17, set at Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022, puts him in the top 0.95% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since March 2020, he has put 511 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.99 in March 2020 to 7.20, a 45% improvement. Saavar has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 2.37 | top 0.95% | 94 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 7.20 | 8.88 | top 1.6% | 174 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.95 | 14.85 | top 2.9% | 72 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 34.27 | 42.42 | top 6.1% | 161 / 3,051 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.79 | 7.10 | top 6.7% | 290 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 3.68 | 7.34 | top 8.8% | 234 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.59 | 1:39.30 | top 25.4% | 342 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.40 | 1:43.50 | top 27.2% | 339 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:17.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 307 / 394 |
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
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at G'day Maitland 2024.
- 15 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Winter Sunday 2022.
- 22 May 2021Four personal bests in one day at Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021.
- 28 Mar 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021.
- 7 Mar 2020First competition: Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020. A 12.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds IX: June Saturday 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- G'day Maitland 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Marrickville Many May Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Even Better Sydney Gathering 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
- Sydney Winter Sunday 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds Series Saturday 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020
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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 91 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Wang — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Liam Highducheck — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.