People · United Kingdom
Arthur Scragg
2×2 · top 2.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025SCRA01
Arthur Scragg has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.61, set at Stevenage October 2025, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 197th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2025, he has put 122 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 14.69 in July 2025 to 4.23, a 71% improvement. Arthur 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.61 | 4.57 | top 2.6% | 197 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 4.23 | 8.07 | top 12.5% | 283 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 15.62 | 17.47 | top 26.5% | 1,748 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.00 | 9.10 | top 27.9% | 1,108 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.56 | 1:32.55 | top 43.5% | 942 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.59 | 35.82 | top 45.7% | 804 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.23 | 2:42.33 | top 68.7% | 852 / 1,151 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.33 at Stevenage October 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage October 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: Stevenage March 2025. A 28.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
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.
- Eli Clarke — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Adam Stringer — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Reuben Zane — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.