People · Kenya
Allan Kipchumba
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023KIPC01
Allan Kipchumba has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.09, set at Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Kenya. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 90 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.33 in September 2023 to 10.02, a 65% improvement. Allan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 2.95 | top 5.4% | 5 / 217 | |
| 3×3 | 10.02 | 14.87 | top 7.5% | 10 / 356 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.39 | 7.37 | top 15.7% | 10 / 148 |
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
- 16 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.18 at Back to Kericho 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Back to Kericho 2025.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Kericho Open 2023. A 32.52 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 28.33 at Kericho Open 2023.
Competitions
- Nakuru Twist and Turn 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Kericho Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Back to Kericho 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kericho Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Jason Kipkurui — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Alex Maina Kamau — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.