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Sumit Sarkar
3×3 · top 17.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009SARK01
Sumit Sarkar has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.84, set at IIT Roorkee Open 2012, puts him in the top 17.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,111th in India. Across 7 competitions since February 2009, he has put 225 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.46 in February 2009 to 12.84, a 59% improvement. Sumit has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.84 | 16.79 | top 17.0% | 2,111 / 20,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.06 | 24.09 | top 26.3% | 948 / 4,534 | |
| 4×4 | 54.05 | 1:03.85 | top 29.7% | 919 / 4,220 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.50 | 1:46.63 | top 33.8% | 365 / 1,458 | |
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 8.11 | top 37.0% | 3,416 / 12,225 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.25 | 2:00.38 | top 40.8% | 521 / 1,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.72 | 14.41 | top 65.4% | 4,599 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:43.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 523 / 605 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 16:30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 167 / 172 |
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 Oct 2012Three personal bests in one day at DJ SpeedCubing Open 2012.
- 23 Mar 2012First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at IIT Roorkee Open 2012.
- 27 Jan 2012Six personal bests in one day at Indian Open 2012.
- 17 Feb 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2011.
- 17 Feb 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2011.
- 12 Feb 2010First sub-30 3×3: 26.77 at Indian Open 2010.
Competitions
- Techfest Cube Mania 2013 · 3 Jan 2013
- DJ SpeedCubing Open 2012 · 13 Oct 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- IIT Roorkee Open 2012 · 23 Mar 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Open 2012 · 27 Jan 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2011 · 17 Feb 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Indian Open 2010 · 12 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Open 2009 · 13 Feb 2009 — 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.
- Ambuj Singh — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nikhil Pangarkar — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Gaurav Taneja — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.