People · United States
Akhilesh Mayakrishnan
2×2 · top 7.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025MAYA02
Akhilesh Mayakrishnan has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Iowa Championship 2026, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,051st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2025, he has put 139 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.92 in September 2025 to 2.36, a 40% improvement. Akhilesh has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.36 | 5.12 | top 7.6% | 3,051 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 7.12 | top 12.9% | 3,426 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 12.32 | 15.09 | top 15.1% | 8,173 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.09 | 12.32 | top 26.5% | 4,364 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 54.70 | 1:02.22 | top 30.5% | 4,850 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.82 | 1:54.05 | top 38.3% | 3,108 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 27.59 | 35.93 | top 44.8% | 2,952 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.45 | 33.38 | top 50.1% | 6,992 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.00 | — | top 55.5% | 4,255 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 5:35.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,869 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 3:55.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,518 / 4,262 | |
| Clock | 26.31 | 33.91 | top 79.0% | 7,158 / 9,172 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.44 at Iowa Championship 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Iowa Championship 2026.
- 22 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.58 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 22 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025First competition: Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025. A 21.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iowa Championship 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
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.
- Chaeli Baker — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Marcus Zook — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.