People · Australia
Archie Atkins
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2025 · 2025ATKI01
Archie Atkins has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.88, set at Queensland Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 428th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2025, he has put 137 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.56 in February 2025 to 8.88, a 57% improvement. Archie 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 12.06 | top 4.6% | 428 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 3.74 | top 9.7% | 739 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 4.25 | 6.29 | top 12.7% | 331 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.41 | 7.76 | top 23.1% | 1,165 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.08 | 25.63 | top 23.5% | 531 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 59.18 | 1:07.65 | top 35.6% | 939 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.06 | — | top 41.2% | 558 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 4:25.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,243 / 1,277 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Queensland Open 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.31 at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026.
- 2 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 11 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.18 at QLD State Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Queensland Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 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.
- Lucas Bohorquez Bohn — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Connor Sharpe — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jay Kapoor — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.