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Vishal Harpalani

2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010HARP01

Vishal Harpalani has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at Virginia Open 2010, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,537th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2010, he has put 47 official solves on the record across three events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.44 in July 2010 to 1.86, a 58% improvement. Vishal has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time
1.86
signature single · Virginia Open 2010
47
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×21.864.48
top 3.9%1,537 / 40,951
Clock13.8616.42
top 43.3%3,479 / 8,927
Pyraminx8.8811.72
top 43.8%12,560 / 28,708

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

Barcelona Rubik's Summer Open 2010: 4.44Virginia Open 2010: 1.86Full Sail Spring 2011: 3.651.864.449 Jul 201019 Mar 2011

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Evan Liu — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
  • Bob Burton — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Jasmine Lee — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
  • A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 1.86 away.

Targets move as he improves.