People · United States
Varun Rao
Pyraminx · top 22.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017RAOV01
Varun Rao has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.37, set at Severna Park Showdown 2017, puts him in the top 22.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,151st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2017, he has put 49 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.45 in October 2017 to 5.06, a 52% improvement. Varun 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | 8.56 | top 22.8% | 6,151 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.27 | 25.21 | top 31.8% | 17,605 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.06 | 5.97 | top 40.1% | 16,097 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 16.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,830 / 18,907 |
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
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-30 3×3: 17.27 at NovaCube 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.27 at NovaCube 2018.
- 7 Oct 2017First competition: Maryland 2017. A 35.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Severna Park Showdown 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jonathan Tilahun — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Dennis — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.