People · Kenya
Sur Shah
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023SHAH39
Sur Shah has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.09, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Kenya. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 335 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.38 in May 2023 to 9.93, a 26% improvement. Sur has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 4.11 | top 5.4% | 5 / 217 | |
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 12.37 | top 7.3% | 8 / 356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.04 | 21.88 | top 15.2% | 3 / 47 | |
| 4×4 | 45.82 | 50.64 | top 19.3% | 5 / 49 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.15 | 1:40.23 | top 25.8% | 2 / 17 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.68 | 13.15 | top 42.1% | 37 / 148 | |
| 6×6 | 3:17.57 | 3:27.87 | top 49.3% | 2 / 6 | |
| Square-1 | 35.79 | 1:02.19 | top 59.6% | 2 / 6 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.58 | 2:49.93 | top 61.9% | 6 / 18 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 3 / 4 | |
| Skewb | 12.81 | 15.76 | top 69.9% | 8 / 26 | |
| 7×7 | 6:18.93 | 7:19.64 | top 72.0% | 1 / 2 |
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
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Mombasa Open 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Mombasa Open 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 13 May 2023First competition: The Peponi House Twist & Turn 2023. A 15.19 3×3 single to start from.
- 13 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.38 at The Peponi House Twist & Turn 2023.
Competitions
- Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Back to Mombasa 2025 · 7 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kenya Nationals 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mombasa Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- The Peponi House Twist & Turn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 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.
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Rayan Parmar — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Eman Kabiru — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.