People · Portugal
Syiam Chandra Tavaria
2×2 · top 1.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024TAVA02
Syiam Chandra Tavaria has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.33, set at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Portugal. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2024, he has put 461 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 10 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.32 in February 2024 to 8.50, a 54% improvement. Syiam has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.33 | 3.63 | top 1.5% | 8 / 417 | |
| 3×3 | 8.50 | 10.18 | top 3.7% | 24 / 547 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.24 | 24.39 | top 21.1% | 29 / 161 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.22 | 11.84 | top 21.6% | 77 / 262 | |
| Skewb | 7.66 | 13.50 | top 38.7% | 83 / 175 | |
| Clock | 21.65 | 25.66 | top 69.2% | 92 / 122 |
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 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024. A 22.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026 · 24 May 2026
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Spring 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Newcomers Cape Cube-Fest 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Eversdal Autumn 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 98 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniël Switijnk — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.