People · Sri Lanka
Manija Kalansooriya
2×2 · top 0.95% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022KALA04
Manija Kalansooriya has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.17, set at Sri Lankan Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 0.95% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Sri Lanka. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since September 2022, he has put 558 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.20 in September 2022 to 8.64, a 57% improvement. Manija has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 2.24 | top 0.95% | 5 / 431 | |
| 3×3 | 8.64 | 11.59 | top 4.0% | 10 / 590 | |
| 4×4 | 38.39 | 45.29 | top 10.2% | 7 / 209 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.52 | 6.34 | top 10.3% | 29 / 348 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.57 | 24.87 | top 24.8% | 30 / 186 | |
| Skewb | 6.42 | 10.96 | top 29.1% | 33 / 141 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.67 | 1:50.15 | top 32.0% | 15 / 88 | |
| Clock | 14.85 | 16.33 | top 47.3% | 27 / 55 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.33 | 2:58.01 | top 65.3% | 47 / 68 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.44 | 4:58.32 | top 67.9% | 15 / 31 | |
| Square-1 | 42.70 | 54.45 | top 68.6% | 23 / 34 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | 51.67 | top 71.5% | 23 / 37 | |
| 7×7 | 7:50.75 | 8:29.37 | top 87.3% | 16 / 23 |
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
- 7 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Sri Lankan Nationals 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Marawila Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 30 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Matale Cubing Year-End 2023.
- 23 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.64 at Colombo Cubing Christmas 2023.
- 23 Dec 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Colombo Cubing Christmas 2023.
- 7 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Colombo Matrix Open 2023.
Competitions
- Nattandiya Cubing Clash 2025 · 20 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Biyagama Cubing Blitz 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Colombo Cubing Revival 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sri Lankan Nationals 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rajarata Cubing Challenge 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Marawila Cubing Challenge 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Matale Cubing Year-End 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Colombo Cubing Christmas 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Colombo Matrix Open 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Rajarata Open 2023 · 5 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Returns To Colombo 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
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.
- Methuka Sandil Tissera — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 66 times · head to head
- Lithum Damviru Perera — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 62 times · head to head
- Sirima Witharanage Sathmika Navoda — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 42 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.