People · India
Varunraj Jothiraj
4×4 · top 4.5% of 83,917 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017JOTH01
Varunraj Jothiraj has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 32.42, set at Halifax Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in India. Until November 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2017, he has put 301 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.91 in October 2017 to 9.81, a 75% improvement. Varunraj has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 32.42 | 42.05 | top 4.5% | 108 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 | 9.81 | 12.83 | top 6.9% | 742 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.56 | 21.80 | top 7.2% | 229 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 3.65 | top 11.1% | 924 / 12,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.30 | 1:17.60 | top 15.5% | 169 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.48 | 8.49 | top 23.7% | 1,445 / 8,934 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.77 | 2:52.99 | early days — 3 solves | 142 / 531 | |
| Megaminx | 2:55.59 | 3:05.07 | top 72.5% | 869 / 1,443 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Dalhousie Leap Year 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Dalhousie Leap Year 2020.
- 23 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at Halifax Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Dalhousie Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.12 at Halifax Select 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Five personal bests in one day at Halifax Select 2018.
Competitions
- Dalhousie Leap Year 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Halifax Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Dalhousie Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Halifax Select 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Halifax Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Halifax Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Atlantic Open Fall 2017 · 21 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.
- Liam Orovec — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Graeme Watt — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lucas Steylen — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.42 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.