diff --git a/Sorts/quicksort.js b/Sorts/quicksort.js
index a0b29c5..6cfe104 100644
--- a/Sorts/quicksort.js
+++ b/Sorts/quicksort.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 function partition( arr,  start,  end) {
     let p = start;
-    let pivot = arr[end];
+    let middle = Math.floor((start + end) / 2); // take pivot as middle element for lesser comparisons and faster computation
+    let pivot = arr[middle];
     for (let i = start; i < end; i++) {
-        if (arr[i] >= pivot) {
+        if (arr[i] <= pivot) { 
             let temp = arr[i];
             arr[i] = arr[p];
             arr[p] = temp;
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@ function partition( arr,  start,  end) {
 }
 var arr = [ 7, 2, 1, 6, 5, 3, 8, 4 ];
     quicksort(arr, 0, arr.length - 1);
-    console.log(arr.toString())
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+    console.log(arr.toString())