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Tharun Balaji
2×2 · top 21.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022BALA06
Tharun Balaji has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.62, set at KSRCT Cube Open 2022, puts him in the top 21.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,877th in India. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 86 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.53 in June 2022 to 3.62, a 20% improvement. Tharun 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 | 3.62 | 4.31 | top 21.7% | 1,877 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 16.70 | 17.93 | top 30.1% | 4,052 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.41 | 11.17 | top 31.2% | 1,962 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.94 | — | top 66.5% | 2,339 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,603 / 4,516 | |
| Skewb | 26.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,152 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.70 at Thoothukudi Cube Open 2022.
- 26 Jun 2022First competition: 1st Salem Open 2022. A 21.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Northern Lights Coimbatore Cube Open 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- KSRCT Cube Open 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Thoothukudi Cube Open 2022 · 9 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- KCT Matrix Cube Open 2022 · 31 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- 1st Salem Open 2022 · 26 Jun 2022
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.
- Mohamed Bilal — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mohamed Arif — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Muhammad Rayyan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.