People · United States
Sohum Black
3×3 · top 29.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026BLAC05
Sohum Black has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.60, set at Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026, puts him in the top 29.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,325th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 61 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 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.96 in March 2026 to 16.60, a 12% improvement. Sohum 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.60 | 20.74 | top 29.7% | 16,325 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.79 | 6.10 | top 36.6% | 14,644 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.75 | 14.17 | top 65.6% | 19,395 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.40 | 2:11.14 | top 71.5% | 12,878 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.47 | 1:24.58 | top 82.4% | 12,298 / 15,683 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026First competition: NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026. A 18.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Apex Algs Again 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
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.
- Rue Clippinger — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raghav Reddy — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ibrahim Khanani — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.