People · New Zealand
Sameer Khemlani
Pyraminx · top 6.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023KHEM02
Sameer Khemlani has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.62, set at A New Year in Auckland 2025, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 100th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 310 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.90 in January 2023 to 10.32, a 39% improvement. Sameer 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.62 | 4.73 | top 6.0% | 100 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 3.44 | top 8.0% | 175 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 10.32 | 11.88 | top 8.4% | 182 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 42.83 | 48.33 | top 15.5% | 116 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 16.90 | 24.13 | top 20.7% | 60 / 251 | |
| Skewb | 5.72 | 7.57 | top 23.6% | 181 / 666 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.55 | 1:40.87 | top 24.7% | 92 / 283 | |
| Clock | 11.00 | 13.02 | top 30.1% | 111 / 303 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.17 | 28.46 | top 32.0% | 171 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.62 | 2:10.88 | top 32.8% | 114 / 355 |
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
- 17 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2025.
- 27 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
- 13 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 13 May 2023Twelve personal bests in one day at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: A New Year in Hamilton 2023. A 16.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2025 · 17 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Clauckland 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 12 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Elyas Eyou — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.