People · India
Tarun D. Karthik
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018KART06
Tarun D. Karthik has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at Bengaluru Cool Down 2019, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 633rd in India. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2018, he has put 201 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Tarun has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.46 | 11.09 | top 6.0% | 633 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.99 | 19.45 | top 8.1% | 263 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 38.77 | 46.32 | top 10.6% | 288 / 4,186 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.59 | top 17.3% | 1,450 / 12,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.72 | 1:28.66 | top 20.5% | 226 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.93 | 1:33.50 | top 20.5% | 196 / 1,443 | |
| Skewb | 6.07 | 7.74 | top 26.2% | 737 / 3,524 |
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
- 20 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Bengaluru Cool Down 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Bengaluru Winter Open 2018.
- 27 Jul 2018First competition: Bengaluru Championship 2018. A 13.40 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Jul 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Bengaluru Championship 2018.
- 27 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Bengaluru Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Bengaluru Summer Open 2019 · 25 May 2019
- Bengaluru Cool Down 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Bengaluru Winter Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Bengaluru Championship 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Aniketh Arya — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Naman Jain — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lakshmi Sai Srivatsa — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.