People · United States
Adam Walters
3×3 · top 16.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014WALT06
Adam Walters has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.76, set at UCSD March A 2026, puts him in the top 16.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,887th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since December 2014, he has put 25 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.61 in December 2014 to 12.76, a 61% improvement. Adam has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 12.76 | 14.34 | top 16.6% | 8,887 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.66 | 1:32.08 | top 24.7% | 1,704 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 8.92 | 11.80 | top 73.1% | 30,221 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 3:02.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,576 / 19,072 |
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
- 1 Mar 2026First sub-30 3×3: 12.76 at UCSD March A 2026.
- 1 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 12.76 at UCSD March A 2026.
- 1 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.76 at UCSD March A 2026.
- 6 Dec 2014First competition: Newport Winter Open 2014. A 32.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD March A 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hamory — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 24.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.