People · India
Samanyu Madhava Rao
2×2 · top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023RAOS01
Samanyu Madhava Rao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Karnataka Cube Open April 2026, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 615th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2023, he has put 19 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.26 in May 2023 to 14.37, a 38% improvement. Samanyu has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 5.95 | top 7.8% | 615 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 14.37 | 18.30 | top 22.3% | 2,861 / 20,018 |
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
- 5 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.54 at Karnataka Cube Open April 2026.
- 5 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at Karnataka Cube Open April 2026.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Saturday 2023. A 23.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Karnataka Cube Open April 2026 · 5 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Saturday 2023 · 27 May 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.
- Varnika Sri Palli — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anshul Badami Rao — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gaurav Bachani — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.