People · India
Vijay Saaranathan
Pyraminx · top 12.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022SAAR05
Vijay Saaranathan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.95, set at Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Sunday 2023, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 750th in India. Across 7 competitions since November 2022, he has put 131 official solves on the record across six 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 25.76 in November 2022 to 14.77, a 43% improvement. Vijay 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 | 4.95 | 9.80 | top 12.9% | 750 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 3.66 | 5.90 | top 22.2% | 1,914 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 14.77 | 17.66 | top 23.6% | 3,057 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.57 | 35.73 | top 43.3% | 1,611 / 4,516 | |
| Skewb | 10.01 | 16.72 | top 55.0% | 1,579 / 3,524 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.50 | 1:29.39 | top 58.7% | 2,035 / 4,186 |
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
- 18 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at CubeX Summer Open Bangalore 2024.
- 28 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Sunday 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at MCC Cube Open 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Nexus Winter Open 2022. A 25.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Karnataka Cube Championship 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
- MySkool Cube Open BLR Aug 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeX Summer Open Bangalore 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bangalore Championship 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Sunday 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- MCC Cube Open 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Nexus Winter Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
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.
- Krishanth Thangarathan — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vivek Prasad Mada — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rugved Pawar — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.