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Vineethsubbu Somasundaram
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2013 · 2013SOMA01
Vineethsubbu Somasundaram has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.75, set at Rose City Cubing Competition 2015, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,395th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2013, he has put 395 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.78 in June 2013 to 8.75, a 58% improvement. Vineethsubbu has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.75 | 11.39 | top 4.3% | 2,395 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.27 | 5.51 | top 4.6% | 1,197 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.10 | 5.12 | top 5.5% | 849 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 34.67 | top 6.2% | 149 / 2,040 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 3.24 | top 8.9% | 3,497 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 37.76 | 45.86 | top 9.5% | 1,424 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.40 | 29.96 | top 18.9% | 2,436 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.29 | 1:43.46 | top 32.5% | 2,577 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.73 | 1:49.85 | top 36.3% | 2,592 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:50.23 | 4:01.43 | top 62.3% | 2,409 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 16:27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 535 / 731 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:22.84 | — | top 73.1% | 1,518 / 2,092 |
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
- 29 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 31 Jan 2015First sub-10 3×3: 8.75 at Rose City Cubing Competition 2015.
- 23 Aug 2014Six personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Summer 2014.
- 1 Mar 2014Six personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Winter 2014.
- 21 Sep 2013First sub-20 3×3: 15.30 at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013.
- 21 Sep 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Keep Portland Weird 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes4Speed MOX Summer 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Rose City Cubing Competition 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC USA 2014 · 26 Oct 2014
- Vancouver Open Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 9 personal bests set
- Coastal Cubing 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 2 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.
- Luke Tycksen — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Janelle Tin — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Ben Yu — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.