People · United Kingdom
Smayan Panchal
2×2 · top 7.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023PANC05
Smayan Panchal has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at Hampshire Winter 2024, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 519th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 97 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.55 in April 2023 to 2.35, a 48% improvement. Smayan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.35 | 4.52 | top 7.5% | 519 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.59 | 8.37 | top 10.8% | 426 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 12.14 | 14.32 | top 14.4% | 989 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 6.15 | 8.59 | top 26.9% | 624 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,178 / 2,071 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hampshire Winter 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Essex Spring 2023. A 18.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hampshire Winter 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Essex Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Adam Swaine — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kyle Kayden Renatus — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Phoenix Stevens — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.