People · United Kingdom
Archie Goodman
Megaminx · top 4.8% of 34,786 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023GOOD14
Archie Goodman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 49.17, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in the United Kingdom. Until October 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2023, he has put 521 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.05 in September 2023 to 8.98, a 72% improvement. Archie has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 49.17 | 54.17 | top 4.8% | 65 / 966 | |
| 3×3 | 8.98 | 10.39 | top 4.8% | 430 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 5.61 | top 6.9% | 365 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.21 | top 7.8% | 0 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.69 | 18.02 | top 11.8% | 321 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 40.01 | 45.33 | top 12.1% | 0 / 2,071 | |
| Square-1 | 14.78 | 18.17 | top 15.9% | 0 / 778 | |
| Clock | 8.28 | 11.46 | top 16.5% | 0 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.84 | 1:29.68 | top 24.8% | 0 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 6.77 | 9.16 | top 31.8% | 0 / 2,421 | |
| 6×6 | 2:51.40 | 3:04.44 | top 36.8% | 0 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 7:54.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 0 / 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
- 8 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Bristol August 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Winter 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Chichester April 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Chichester April 2025.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol August 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampshire Autumn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Hampshire Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire September 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire February 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Autumn 2023 · 9 Sep 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.
- Dorian Chan — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Rufus Cripps — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 9.17 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.