People · Nepal
Saiman Adhikari
Pyraminx · top 4.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017ADHI06
Saiman Adhikari has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.36, set at Nepali Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Nepal. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2017, he has put 287 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.04 in December 2017 to 10.23, a 40% improvement. Saiman has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.36 | 7.91 | top 4.9% | 5 / 193 | |
| 3×3 | 10.23 | 12.38 | top 8.1% | 19 / 562 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.27 | 20.18 | top 15.8% | 15 / 132 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.90 | top 17.3% | 41 / 262 | |
| 4×4 | 45.39 | 53.24 | top 18.8% | 21 / 120 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.78 | 1:31.12 | top 20.5% | 7 / 42 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 10.25 | top 21.4% | 27 / 96 | |
| Square-1 | 1:20.51 | 2:28.97 | top 92.9% | 24 / 26 | |
| Megaminx | 5:14.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 39 |
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
- 17 Jun 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Nepal 2022.
- 24 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Nepali Nationals 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cube Sankranti 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at Cube Mahotsav 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Cube Mahotsav 2018.
- 24 Dec 2017First competition: Nepal Open 2017. A 17.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sandnes Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Nepal 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Nepali Nationals 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Sankranti 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Mahotsav 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Nepal Open 2017 · 24 Dec 2017
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.
- Raman Shakya — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ankit Sanjel — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Salon Ngakhushi — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.