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Micah Sumida
Pyraminx · top 5.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024SUMI05
Micah Sumida has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.54, set at Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,455th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 106 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.40 in October 2024 to 9.32, a 10% improvement. Micah has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.54 | 6.88 | top 5.6% | 1,455 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.32 | 10.77 | top 5.6% | 3,142 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 41.50 | 45.94 | top 13.9% | 2,070 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 3.82 | top 14.8% | 5,810 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.07 | 1:43.63 | top 29.9% | 2,354 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.73 | 33.72 | top 30.7% | 3,976 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 24.14 | 30.98 | top 37.1% | 2,417 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 3:14.90 | 3:30.82 | top 48.1% | 1,796 / 4,196 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Vanderbilt Winter 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: Solving at Sycamore TN 2024. A 10.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vanderbilt Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Solving at Sycamore TN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 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.
- Andrew Hisey — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Justin Barker — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.