People · United States
Soham Shashikumar
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2014 · 2014SHAS02
Soham Shashikumar has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.79, set at Slow N Steady Spring 2016, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,763rd in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2014, he has put 98 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.49 in September 2014 to 9.79, a 56% improvement. Soham 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.79 | 12.38 | top 6.9% | 3,763 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.36 | top 8.7% | 3,422 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 50.51 | 53.87 | top 25.4% | 3,891 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.21 | 27.18 | top 26.6% | 3,435 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.41 | 1:53.14 | top 37.9% | 3,027 / 9,401 |
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
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at Slow N Steady Spring 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Spring 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016Four personal bests in one day at Princeton Winter 2016.
- 26 Sep 2015First sub-20 3×3: 14.00 at Slow n Steady Fall 2015.
- 26 Sep 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Slow n Steady Fall 2015.
- 6 Sep 2014First competition: River Hill Summer 2014. A 22.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Manhasset Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Manhasset Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015
- Slow n Steady Fall 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Daniel Karnaukh — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.