People · New Zealand
AJ Rutherford
3×3 · top 16.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021RUTH01
AJ Rutherford has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.79, set at Riccarton Newcomer Rumble 2026, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 357th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since April 2021, he has put 167 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.94 in April 2021 to 12.79, a 39% improvement. AJ has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.79 | 14.40 | top 16.8% | 357 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 4.71 | top 17.7% | 332 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.79 | 8.68 | top 34.5% | 468 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.76 | 1:18.00 | top 42.7% | 285 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.52 | 42.64 | top 45.6% | 252 / 607 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.20 | 2:41.14 | top 56.1% | 171 / 284 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.57 | 3:06.88 | top 72.9% | 266 / 364 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 61 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 104 / 111 | |
| 6×6 | 9:05.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 149 / 150 |
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
- 2 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025.
- 27 Nov 2021First sub-20 3×3: 13.73 at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
- 27 Nov 2021First sub-15 3×3: 13.73 at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
- 17 Apr 2021First competition: NZ South Island Championship 2021. A 20.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Riccarton Newcomer Rumble 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2021 · 17 Apr 2021 — 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.
- Zee Capangpangan — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Fraser — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dwyane Ramos — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.