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Samarth Punukollu
2×2 · top 1.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023PUNU01
Samarth Punukollu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.32, set at Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 600th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2023, he has put 235 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.87 in December 2023 to 9.69, a 43% improvement. Samarth has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.32 | 2.91 | top 1.4% | 600 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 12.43 | top 6.7% | 3,703 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.16 | 23.88 | top 20.9% | 2,710 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.48 | 9.55 | top 23.7% | 6,533 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 58.56 | 1:08.16 | top 35.0% | 5,699 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.50 | 2:14.85 | top 50.9% | 4,339 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,269 / 8,026 |
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
- 8 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 26 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 28 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.43 at DFW Winter Variation 2024.
Competitions
- Cube On in Richardson 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Patrick — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Cole Dugger — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.