People · New Zealand
Austin Carter
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023CART05
Austin Carter has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Auckland Winter Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 213 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.65 in May 2023 to 7.55, a 69% improvement. Austin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.55 | 10.12 | top 2.1% | 65 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 3.70 | top 5.1% | 118 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.52 | 8.09 | top 16.6% | 234 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.79 | 28.18 | top 28.2% | 153 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.23 | 1:12.77 | top 40.9% | 267 / 722 |
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
- 12 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 17 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.54 at A New Year in Auckland 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.34 at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 1 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.33 at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
Competitions
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2025 · 17 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Lachlan Gibson — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jesse Brooke — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.