People · India
Venkatesh Sambhubhat
3×3 · top 1.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015SAMB01
Venkatesh Sambhubhat has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.30, set at Anokha Cubing Royale 2018, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since October 2015, he has put 419 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.25 in October 2015 to 7.30, a 49% improvement. Venkatesh has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 7.30 | 9.47 | top 1.7% | 152 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.21 | 19.46 | top 10.7% | 350 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 3.68 | top 10.7% | 892 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 49.00 | 54.44 | top 23.5% | 690 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.09 | 1:58.57 | top 38.4% | 477 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:59.09 | 5:29.25 | top 52.2% | 260 / 598 |
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
- 14 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Tathva Cube Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at CET Cubing Paradox 2017.
- 3 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Anokha Cubing Royale 2017.
- 31 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Tathva Cube Open 2016.
- 22 Oct 2016Six personal bests in one day at Tathva Cube Open 2016.
Competitions
- Tamil Nadu Cube Open 2024 · 4 Feb 2024
- KES Cube Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring Open 2018 · 15 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Anokha Cubing Royale 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tathva Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- CET Cubing Paradox 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Anokha Cubing Royale 2017 · 3 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Malabar Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2017 · 31 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Tathva Cube Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- IIA Summer Open 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Tathva Cube Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Safvan Kadannam Potta — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Adwaith Nambiar — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.