People · United States
Varun Konakanchi
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023VARU02
Varun Konakanchi has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at DFW Cubing Fall 2024, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,653rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 123 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.24 in July 2023 to 11.39, a 20% improvement. Varun 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.81 | top 6.7% | 2,653 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.36 | 6.84 | top 9.5% | 2,449 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.39 | 13.18 | top 11.8% | 6,324 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.50 | 1:24.62 | top 38.1% | 6,162 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.38 | 44.25 | top 49.8% | 6,854 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.62 | — | top 68.4% | 5,267 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 28.31 | 32.13 | top 82.2% | 7,294 / 8,927 |
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
- 26 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: DFW Cubing Summer 2023. A 14.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube With Attention in Denton 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- DFW Cubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 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.
- Michael Conard — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Baumbach — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.