People · United Kingdom
Alistair James Rothwell
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023ROTH04
Alistair James Rothwell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.29, set at Crewe Favourites 2025, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 356th in the United Kingdom. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across four events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.78 in March 2023 to 4.29, a 37% improvement. Alistair 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.29 | 6.35 | top 9.1% | 356 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 8.90 | top 25.5% | 1,413 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 18.34 | 21.40 | top 35.1% | 2,368 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 9.74 | 13.59 | top 53.3% | 1,258 / 2,421 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.34 at Crewe Favourites 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Crewe Favourites 2025.
- 18 Mar 2023First competition: Bolton Spring 2023. A 24.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Crewe Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Crewe Favourites 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 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.
- Caleb Wolf Dunn — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Blue James — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Greg Simmons — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.