People · Kenya
Gaurav Samani
2×2 · top 23.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025SAMA04
Gaurav Samani has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.72, set at Kenya Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 23.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Kenya. Across 3 competitions since March 2025, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.96 in March 2025 to 15.15, a 54% improvement. Gaurav 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 | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 5.28 | top 23.0% | 26 / 217 | |
| 3×3 | 15.15 | 18.48 | top 24.9% | 52 / 356 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.00 | 14.71 | top 53.0% | 53 / 148 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.17 | 3:18.17 | top 71.6% | 11 / 18 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-30 3×3: 15.64 at Kenya Legacy Twist 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.64 at Kenya Legacy Twist 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: Gigiri Cubing Open PM 2025. A 32.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kenya Nationals 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kenya Legacy Twist 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gigiri Cubing Open PM 2025 · 1 Mar 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.
- Prince Emmanuel — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Eman Kabiru — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.