People · South Africa
Noah Thekkumpuram
3×3 · top 2.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023THEK01
Noah Thekkumpuram has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.75, set at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in South Africa. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 318 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Noah has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.75 | 9.47 | top 2.4% | 23 / 2,187 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.20 | 15.08 | top 3.3% | 10 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 35.34 | 41.18 | top 7.1% | 19 / 495 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 3.54 | top 7.4% | 69 / 1,525 | |
| Square-1 | 11.90 | 15.92 | top 9.7% | 13 / 121 | |
| Megaminx | 59.39 | 1:08.63 | top 9.7% | 14 / 268 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.21 | 10.81 | top 29.6% | 231 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 6.91 | 12.59 | top 33.1% | 123 / 444 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025.
- 25 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at mcubes Cubing Clash 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Reliance Alleppey Open 2023. A 9.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- mcubes Cubing Clash 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- mcubes Twist Gala 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Reliance Alleppey Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Marike Faught — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Osman Badroodin — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.