People · United States
Vivek Iyer
Pyraminx · top 5.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016IYER03
Vivek Iyer has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.38, set at Fantastic Manhattan Competition 2016, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,301st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2016, he has put 134 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 7.16 in February 2016 to 3.38, a 53% improvement. Vivek has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.38 | 4.90 | top 5.0% | 1,301 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.99 | top 14.9% | 5,862 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.29 | 19.41 | top 22.0% | 11,886 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.08 | 8.91 | top 34.3% | 5,785 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.03 | — | top 71.6% | 10,310 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:55.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,652 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,716 / 19,072 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Melrose Summer 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.29 at Slow N Steady Spring 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Spring 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.69 at Weston Spring 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First competition: Melrose Winter 2016. A 24.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
- Monument Mountain Winter 2017 · 28 Jan 2017
- Fantastic Manhattan Competition 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Summer 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube For A Cure Spring 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Weston Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Chi — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Keaton Ellis — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.