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Varun Tangtur
3×3 · top 7.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016TANG18
Varun Tangtur has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.06, set at Hyderabad Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,193rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2016, he has put 89 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.67 in October 2016 to 10.06, a 14% improvement. Varun has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.06 | 11.88 | top 7.6% | 4,193 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 6.27 | top 19.8% | 7,791 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.62 | 31.51 | top 33.2% | 4,346 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.73 | 1:52.16 | top 36.9% | 2,651 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.21 | 16.01 | top 74.0% | 21,951 / 28,708 |
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
- 31 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hyderabad Cube Open 2018.
- 15 Oct 2016First competition: Cubing ATMOSphere 2016. A 11.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing For LLS Summer 2019 · 24 Mar 2019
- Hyderabad Cube Open 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2016 · 15 Oct 2016
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.
- Velidi Venkata Jagan Mohana Murali Krishna — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Siddhant Luniya — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.