People · Sri Lanka
Pinindu Liyanage
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023LIYA01
Pinindu Liyanage has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Sri Lankan Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Sri Lanka. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2023, he has put 418 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.65 in April 2023 to 8.82, a 24% improvement. Pinindu has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 1.53 | 4.07 | top 2.3% | 8 / 431 | |
| 3×3 | 8.82 | 10.84 | top 4.5% | 12 / 590 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.19 | 19.13 | top 8.5% | 5 / 186 | |
| Clock | 7.01 | 11.77 | top 10.9% | 7 / 55 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 5.92 | top 12.6% | 35 / 348 | |
| 4×4 | 44.16 | 52.06 | top 17.2% | 16 / 209 | |
| Skewb | 5.41 | 9.10 | top 21.3% | 25 / 141 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.12 | 1:41.28 | top 29.1% | 12 / 88 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.40 | 2:18.03 | top 45.3% | 27 / 68 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 43.67 | top 55.5% | 15 / 37 | |
| 6×6 | 4:03.56 | 4:22.57 | top 66.6% | 14 / 31 | |
| 7×7 | 6:14.18 | 7:01.64 | top 70.9% | 12 / 23 | |
| Square-1 | 53.90 | 1:21.70 | top 79.4% | 29 / 34 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:31.36 | — | top 83.6% | 12 / 19 |
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 2024Ten personal bests in one day at Sri Lankan Nationals 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rajarata Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Six 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: 9.70 at Colombo Cubing Christmas 2023.
- 23 Dec 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Colombo Cubing Christmas 2023.
Competitions
- Colombo Cubing Revival 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Sri Lankan Nationals 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 10 personal bests set
- Sri Lankan Nationals FMC 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Rajarata Cubing Challenge 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Marawila Cubing Challenge 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Colombo 2024 · 4 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Matale Cubing Year-End 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Colombo Cubing Christmas 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Colombo Matrix Open 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Rajarata Open 2023 · 5 Apr 2023
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.
- Chahel Chiranjeev Yapa Bandara Udawela — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 49 times · head to head
- Manija Kalansooriya — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Methuka Sandil Tissera — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.