People · United States
Sapan Upadhyay
3×3 · top 28.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2005 · 2005UPAD02
Sapan Upadhyay has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.31, set at Houston Open 2009, puts him in the top 28.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,802nd in the United States. Across 9 competitions since August 2005, he has put 151 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.23 in August 2005 to 16.31, a 30% improvement. Sapan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.31 | 20.07 | top 28.8% | 15,802 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.38 | 1:36.41 | top 55.4% | 9,485 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 8.06 | 9.40 | top 68.2% | 28,165 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:11.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,699 / 15,683 |
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
- 13 Jun 2009First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Dallas Open 2009.
- 13 Jun 2009Three personal bests in one day at Dallas Open 2009.
- 12 Apr 2008Three personal bests in one day at Denver Open 2008.
- 13 Aug 2005First competition: Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005. A 23.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Remember The Alamo 2014 · 17 May 2014
- South Texas Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Austin Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Houston Open 2009 · 1 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Dallas Open 2009 · 13 Jun 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Austin Spring 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Denver Open 2008 · 12 Apr 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005 · 13 Aug 2005 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Casey Tharpe — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Anthony Brooks — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Doug Reed — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 19.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.