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Upendra Paranjpe
Pyraminx · top 5.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023PARA01
Upendra Paranjpe has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.41, set at Pavillion Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 293rd in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 143 official solves on the record across nine events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.38 in January 2023 to 3.76, a 14% improvement. Upendra 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.41 | 5.85 | top 5.1% | 293 / 8,971 | |
| 2×2 | 3.76 | 5.04 | top 23.5% | 2,061 / 12,225 | |
| Skewb | 6.46 | 9.97 | top 29.5% | 836 / 3,548 | |
| Clock | 11.29 | 13.58 | top 31.4% | 275 / 1,109 | |
| 3×3 | 19.98 | 22.53 | top 40.0% | 5,679 / 20,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.30 | 46.98 | top 57.9% | 2,310 / 4,534 | |
| Megaminx | 2:54.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 882 / 1,458 | |
| Square-1 | 56.63 | — | early days — 2 solves | 588 / 813 | |
| 4×4 | 2:05.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,143 / 4,220 |
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
- 20 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Pavillion Cube Open 2023.
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pavillion Cube Open 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Korum Cube Challenge 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First competition: DSK Cube Open 2023.
Competitions
- Pavillion Cube Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Oculus Cube Open 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Saraswati Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Korum Cube Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- DSK Cube Open 2023 · 14 Jan 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.
- Shubham Maharana — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Samarth Jaiswal — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Neil Gour — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.