People · India
Vivek Shirke
3×3 · top 3.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016SHIR06
Vivek Shirke has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.14, set at Pune Cube Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 287th in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2016, he has put 178 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.24 in October 2016 to 8.14, a 60% improvement. Vivek has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.14 | 11.62 | top 3.1% | 287 / 20,146 | |
| 4×4 | 43.13 | 46.32 | top 16.0% | 450 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.76 | 22.54 | top 19.9% | 712 / 4,534 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 3.70 | top 20.0% | 1,721 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.09 | 8.86 | top 28.6% | 1,774 / 8,971 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.35 | 2:09.62 | top 47.8% | 558 / 1,458 | |
| Skewb | 9.90 | 15.43 | top 54.4% | 1,569 / 3,548 |
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
- 9 Sep 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.14 at Pune Cube Open 2018.
- 9 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Pune Cube Open 2018.
- 1 Sep 2017Seven personal bests in one day at SCMU 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Cerulean 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017Four personal bests in one day at Cerulean 2017.
- 22 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.73 at Cubelelo Winter Open 2016.
Competitions
- IISER Pune Cube Open 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Open 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- SCMU 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Cerulean 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubelelo Winter Open 2016 · 22 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Pune Open 2016 · 15 Oct 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.
- Ansh Iyer — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chirag Seshu Jaladi — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Rahul Kulkarni — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 3.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.