People · United Kingdom
Jem Surucu
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023SURU02
Jem Surucu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.32, set at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 279th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 169 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Jem 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.32 | 9.64 | top 3.4% | 279 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 5.66 | top 14.7% | 347 / 2,439 | |
| 4×4 | 44.67 | 52.79 | top 18.0% | 417 / 2,112 | |
| 2×2 | 3.67 | 4.12 | top 22.4% | 1,274 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.24 | 8.72 | top 29.9% | 1,208 / 3,704 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 949 / 1,167 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023Eight personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Reading Spring 2023. A 9.92 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Reading Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests 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.
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- James Alonso — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lucas Brownlie — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.