People · United Kingdom
Saiguhan Kathirvelan
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022KATH03
Saiguhan Kathirvelan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at Wiltshire November 2024, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 215th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2022, he has put 111 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 16.14 in September 2022 to 1.66, a 90% improvement. Saiguhan 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 4.90 | top 2.9% | 215 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.82 | 10.57 | top 18.7% | 721 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 13.93 | 18.97 | top 20.7% | 1,392 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 34.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,395 / 2,421 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.25 at Wiltshire November 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.14 at Wiltshire November 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Wiltshire November 2024.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Coventry Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025
- Bristol Winter Beginners 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire November 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 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.
- Isaac Campbell — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rufus Cripps — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Blue James — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.