People · Malaysia
Takshan Kumar Bala
3×3 · top 15.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023BALA06
Takshan Kumar Bala has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.45, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2024, puts him in the top 15.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 838th in Malaysia. Across 6 competitions since March 2023, he has put 118 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.33 in March 2023 to 12.45, a 44% improvement. Takshan 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 | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.45 | 14.95 | top 15.5% | 838 / 3,773 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 4.86 | top 18.6% | 521 / 2,541 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.40 | 9.26 | top 31.1% | 627 / 1,723 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.80 | 36.92 | top 43.9% | 710 / 1,327 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.99 | 1:14.58 | top 46.8% | 719 / 1,219 | |
| 5×5 | 2:56.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 523 / 617 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.45 at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.80 at IUKL SOR 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at IUKL SOR 2023.
- 10 Mar 2023First competition: Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023. A 22.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Warm Up at gateway klia2 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2023 · 1 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Beaconhouse Malaysia Cube Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- IUKL SOR 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023
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.
- Wong Ming Liang (黃泯量) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Boying Li (李博莹) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Charles Chong Wen Jian — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.