People · United States
Surya Painumkal
2×2 · top 51.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025PAIN03
Surya Painumkal has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.04, set at North Sound Spring 2026, puts him in the top 51.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,906th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2025, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.19 in May 2025 to 24.99, a 22% improvement. Surya has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 6.04 | 8.59 | top 51.3% | 20,906 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 24.99 | 30.98 | top 52.6% | 30,760 / 59,724 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 24.99 at North Sound Spring 2026.
- 31 May 2025First competition: Kent Spring 2025. A 32.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Sound Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kent Spring 2025 · 31 May 2025
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.
- Michael Christiansen — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jack Keslin — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sonja Black — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.