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Vishal Balaji
3×3 · top 15.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012BALA06
Vishal Balaji has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.48, set at VIT Rubiks Cube Challenge 2014, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,916th in India. Across 5 competitions since October 2012, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:09.30 in October 2012 to 12.48, an 82% improvement. Vishal has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.48 | 14.23 | top 15.6% | 1,916 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.76 | 5.52 | top 23.5% | 2,048 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.05 | 11.88 | top 36.6% | 2,323 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.12 | 29.54 | top 39.6% | 1,450 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.52 | 1:13.75 | top 40.1% | 1,298 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.15 | 2:39.83 | top 61.1% | 798 / 1,525 |
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
- 26 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at VIT Rubiks Cube Challenge 2014.
- 28 Sep 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013.
- 28 Sep 2013Four personal bests in one day at VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013.
- 29 Mar 2013First sub-20 3×3: 17.81 at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 29 Mar 2013Four personal bests in one day at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013First sub-60 3×3: 23.51 at Shaastra Cube Open 2013.
Competitions
- VIT Rubiks Cube Challenge 2014 · 26 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013 · 28 Sep 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Kesava Kirupa — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nithin Babu — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aditya Hari — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.