People · United States
Simha Vinnakota
2×2 · top 4.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022VINN02
Simha Vinnakota has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.01, set at Boulder Holiday Bash 2025, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,927th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2022, he has put 312 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.16 in July 2022 to 10.28, a 62% improvement. Simha has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.01 | 4.54 | top 4.8% | 1,927 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.28 | 12.46 | top 8.3% | 4,561 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.39 | 7.18 | top 15.7% | 4,131 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 8.37 | 11.31 | top 16.9% | 1,290 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 5.57 | 7.74 | top 22.5% | 3,585 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.87 | 28.95 | top 25.6% | 3,310 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 54.80 | 1:01.84 | top 30.5% | 4,799 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.36 | 2:22.60 | top 57.3% | 4,870 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.55 | — | top 68.8% | 5,300 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 50.60 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,070 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 7:47.39 | 8:49.00 | early days — 3 solves | 2,776 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:12.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,830 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 6:07.16 | 6:56.31 | early days — 3 solves | 3,804 / 4,196 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026.
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Centennial State Cube Off 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Colorado Championship 2024.
- 3 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Rocky Mountain Warm-Up 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Warm-Up 2023.
Competitions
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- DeNxNver 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Boulder Holiday Bash 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Centennial State Cube Off 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Warm-Up 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Jungle Jumble 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mile High Megacomp 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CO Solving in Fall for All 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing for Charity Colorado 2022 · 16 Jul 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.
- Preston Hoing — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Kian Cline — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.