People · United States
Aidan Penunuri
2×2 · top 9.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016PENU01
Aidan Penunuri has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at Utah Cubing with Culture 2024, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,865th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since July 2016, he has put 183 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.70 in July 2016 to 15.17, a 58% improvement. Aidan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 5.53 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.08 | 9.66 | top 13.7% | 3,568 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.17 | 18.75 | top 25.0% | 13,605 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 21.63 | 33.62 | top 31.6% | 2,045 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 58.06 | 1:07.48 | top 34.4% | 5,523 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.40 | 2:22.14 | top 42.8% | 3,116 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 8.92 | 12.23 | top 47.9% | 8,506 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.54 | 40.93 | top 58.2% | 8,120 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,866 / 9,401 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Utah Cubing with Culture 2024.
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.36 at Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Utah Valley Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Idaho Spudcubing 2018.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 29.56 at Utah Cubing for Charity 2017.
- 9 Jul 2016First competition: Idaho Speedcubing 2016. A 35.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tooele Open A 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolverine Weekdays 1 Orem 2025 · 25 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing with Culture 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Valley Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Idaho Spudcubing 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing for Charity 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Idaho Speedcubing 2016 · 9 Jul 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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Isaac Myers — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cade Beck — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.