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Venkat Akhil Jampula
3×3 · top 7.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026JAMP01
Venkat Akhil Jampula has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.01, set at Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,197th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2026, he has put 102 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.37 in February 2026 to 10.01, a 42% improvement. Venkat has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 10.01 | 12.30 | top 7.5% | 4,197 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 4.52 | top 12.7% | 5,075 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.61 | 24.67 | top 25.0% | 3,263 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 50.17 | 58.63 | top 25.0% | 3,881 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.51 | 11.87 | top 49.1% | 14,476 / 29,168 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.71 at Middle Georgia March Madness 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026First competition: Solving in Savannah 2026. A 17.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Banana Scramble 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Middle Georgia Summer Solving 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- GA Cubers Pride 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Middle Georgia March Madness 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Solving in Savannah 2026 · 7 Feb 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Justin Barker — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.