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Vats Palan
Pyraminx · top 26.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016PALA05
Vats Palan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.82, set at Indian Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 26.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,618th in India. Across 7 competitions since June 2016, he has put 162 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.13 in June 2016 to 22.18, a 42% improvement. Vats 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.82 | 10.00 | top 26.4% | 1,618 / 8,971 | |
| Skewb | 8.12 | 12.69 | top 42.3% | 1,192 / 3,548 | |
| 3×3 | 22.18 | 24.32 | top 46.0% | 6,770 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 6.31 | 7.85 | top 54.1% | 5,332 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.12 | 1:20.61 | top 65.5% | 2,639 / 4,534 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 843 / 1,458 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.82 | — | top 79.3% | 2,930 / 4,220 | |
| Clock | 26.87 | 36.69 | top 80.0% | 781 / 1,109 |
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
- 12 May 2017Five personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2017.
- 13 Nov 2016First sub-30 3×3: 22.64 at Maharashtra Championship 2016.
- 13 Nov 2016Four personal bests in one day at Maharashtra Championship 2016.
- 27 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at KJSCE Mumbai Open 2016.
- 17 Jun 2016First competition: SCMU 2016. A 38.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SCMU 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Nationals 2017 · 12 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- SCMU ICT Open 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Polyhedra Open 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maharashtra Championship 2016 · 13 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- KJSCE Mumbai Open 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- SCMU 2016 · 17 Jun 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.
- Soham Adarkar — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nikhil Soares — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vihaan Purohit — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,669 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.