People · India
Vijay Raju Varkey
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014VARK04
Vijay Raju Varkey has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Hariology Vibes 2022, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 344th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2014, he has put 261 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.19 in November 2014 to 10.01, a 67% improvement. Vijay has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 3.97 | top 4.7% | 344 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 11.83 | top 7.5% | 833 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.83 | 16.98 | top 9.9% | 318 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 54.62 | 1:05.30 | top 30.3% | 923 / 4,186 | |
| Skewb | 7.69 | 16.15 | top 39.0% | 1,091 / 3,524 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 665 / 1,443 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:48.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 552 / 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
- 27 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Northern Lights Coimbatore Cube Open 2023.
- 2 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at Hariology Vibes 2022.
- 9 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Cult A Way Cube Open 2020.
- 1 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 12.21 at Amrita Cube Open 2020.
- 19 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.44 at Drishti Cube Open 2017.
- 31 Oct 2015First sub-30 3×3: 21.63 at Tathva Cube Open 2015.
Competitions
- Northern Lights Coimbatore Cube Open 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at Punnamada 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- IISER Pune Summer Open 2023 · 30 Apr 2023
- Hariology Vibes 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cult A Way Cube Open 2020 · 9 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Amrita Cube Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- mcubes Open 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Kerala Alappey Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Drishti Cube Open 2017 · 19 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Tathva Cube Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Tathva Cube Open 2014 · 1 Nov 2014
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.
- Muhammed Shehzad Khan — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Vishnu Jayan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lukhman Abdul Latheef — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.