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Vel Raam
3×3 · top 16.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013RAAM01
Vel Raam has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.64, set at CMI Fiesta Open 2014, puts him in the top 16.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,012th in India. Across 7 competitions since January 2013, he has put 168 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.66 in January 2013 to 12.64, a 75% improvement. Vel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.64 | 17.26 | top 16.2% | 2,012 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 5.21 | top 18.3% | 1,549 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.98 | 35.65 | top 42.0% | 1,554 / 4,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.66 | 1:42.23 | top 55.7% | 1,927 / 4,220 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.29 | 19.27 | top 69.0% | 4,948 / 8,971 | |
| Skewb | 17.75 | 20.53 | top 85.7% | 2,666 / 3,548 | |
| Megaminx | 4:31.81 | — | top 94.1% | 1,276 / 1,458 |
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
- 4 Jan 2014Five personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2014.
- 19 Jul 2013First sub-20 3×3: 14.84 at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
- 19 Jul 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
- 19 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
- 29 Mar 2013First sub-30 3×3: 21.89 at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013First competition: Shaastra Cube Open 2013. A 49.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015
- CMI Fiesta Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013
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.
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Swaminathan Chandrasekaran — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kesava Kirupa — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.