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August Knysh
Pyraminx · top 23.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025KNYS01
August Knysh has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.46, set at Canadian Prairie Championship 2026, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,004th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since June 2025, he has put 62 official solves on the record across seven events. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.85 in June 2025 to 3.81, a 57% improvement. August 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.46 | 9.07 | top 23.5% | 1,004 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 4.77 | top 24.1% | 1,618 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 20.39 | 26.53 | top 41.1% | 4,113 / 10,392 | |
| Clock | 17.56 | — | early days — 3 solves | 525 / 1,029 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.91 | 2:12.03 | top 73.8% | 2,151 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:18.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,337 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 4:39.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,391 / 1,499 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Canadian Prairie Championship 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-30 3×3: 29.44 at Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025First competition: Southern Alberta Cubing 2025. A 40.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2026 · 17 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Southern Alberta Cubing 2025 · 14 Jun 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.
- Anthony Finnigan — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Benjamin Ragan — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sam Edwards — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.