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Saurabh Bhatia
2×2 · top 30.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009BHAT04
Saurabh Bhatia has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at MathSoc Open 2014, puts him in the top 30.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,637th in India. Across 5 competitions since February 2009, he has put 99 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:27.47 in February 2009 to 18.51, a 79% improvement. Saurabh 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 | 4.28 | 8.60 | top 30.1% | 2,637 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 18.51 | 20.48 | top 35.7% | 4,942 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.07 | 13.84 | top 53.5% | 3,584 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.72 | 1:41.06 | top 64.9% | 2,271 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.90 | 1:19.68 | top 87.1% | 3,685 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 4:34.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,381 / 1,525 | |
| Square-1 | 1:32.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 730 / 805 | |
| 7×7 | 20:10.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 362 / 360 |
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 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at MathSoc Open 2014.
- 10 Feb 2014First sub-30 3×3: 18.51 at Rubi Quest 2014.
- 10 Feb 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.51 at Rubi Quest 2014.
- 10 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at Rubi Quest 2014.
- 12 Feb 2010First sub-60 3×3: 41.47 at Indian Open 2010.
- 13 Feb 2009First competition: Indian Open 2009. A 1:27.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MathSoc Open 2014 · 14 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubi Quest 2014 · 10 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Delhi Open 2010 · 14 Mar 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Open 2010 · 12 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Open 2009 · 13 Feb 2009
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.
- Shubham Kumar — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Piyush Passi — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shivam Bansal — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.