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Adam Stringer
Pyraminx · top 0.39% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023STRI02
Adam Stringer has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2026, puts him in the top 0.39% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in the United Kingdom. Until March 2013, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 52 competitions since February 2023, he has put 2,075 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.37 in February 2023 to 8.69, a 67% improvement. Adam has entered 52 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.48 | 3.94 | top 0.39% | 17 / 3,656 | |
| Clock | 3.04 | 4.17 | top 0.79% | 20 / 1,232 | |
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 3.07 | top 3.0% | 220 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 8.69 | 13.15 | top 4.2% | 334 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 2.85 | 4.93 | top 4.3% | 97 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.01 | 21.84 | top 8.1% | 158 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.00 | 1:32.21 | top 19.9% | 230 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 47.02 | 54.43 | top 20.8% | 465 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 39.00 | top 23.4% | 108 / 372 | |
| Square-1 | 18.04 | 20.61 | top 23.4% | 220 / 778 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.33 | 2:03.56 | top 37.8% | 478 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 3:33.25 | 3:40.15 | top 56.0% | 337 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 5:47.55 | 6:01.88 | top 64.5% | 314 / 459 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.69 at Hampshire Summer 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Winter 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage December 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2024.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship FMC 2026 · 16 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC for Cancer Reigate 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Brighton 3x3 Day 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- FMC Cheltenham Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Autumn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Corby Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's UK Championship FMC 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Coventry Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hampshire Autumn 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Stevenage August 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chichester Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bristol Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bristol Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Guildford Winter 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
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.
- Harry Allen — met in 297 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- James Kyoichi Curry (ジェイムス 恭一) — met in 269 rounds, finished ahead 62 times
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 255 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.