People · United States
Varun Yalavarthi
3×3 · top 1.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017YALA01
Varun Yalavarthi has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.13, set at Washtenaw Winter 2023, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 918th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2017, he has put 391 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.71 in August 2017 to 3.14, a 33% improvement. Varun has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.13 | 9.91 | top 1.5% | 918 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 1.86 | 3.98 | top 3.9% | 1,575 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.14 | 4.19 | top 4.1% | 1,114 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.56 | 16.98 | top 5.4% | 774 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 10.12 | 11.21 | top 6.3% | 468 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 3.64 | 5.30 | top 8.6% | 1,340 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 37.43 | 41.52 | top 9.2% | 1,403 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.06 | 1:35.44 | top 25.0% | 1,762 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:03.18 | — | top 34.5% | 721 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 18:51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 559 / 740 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 26:17.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 422 / 442 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Aug 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Pittsburgh Summer A 2022.
- 13 Aug 2022Six personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Summer A 2022.
- 9 Aug 2019Ten personal bests in one day at Michigan 2019.
- 10 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Michigan 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018.
- 19 Aug 2017First competition: Michigan 2017. A 17.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Gem City Side Events 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Summer A 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Stanley Chapel — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mason Langenderfer — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.