People · United States
Carter Erlston
Pyraminx · top 33.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ERLS01
Carter Erlston has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.70, set at Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025, puts him in the top 33.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,509th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since September 2023, he has put 171 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.48 in September 2023 to 19.49, a 17% improvement. Carter has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.70 | 9.71 | top 33.7% | 9,509 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 19.49 | 22.60 | top 38.5% | 21,749 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.90 | 8.23 | top 49.8% | 20,262 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 18.34 | 20.48 | top 59.8% | 5,026 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 11.08 | 15.79 | top 61.2% | 11,287 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,778 / 19,072 |
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 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.49 at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023First competition: Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023. A 23.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Berwick Spring 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
- It's About Time Bloomsburg 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
- GCU Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 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.
- Nico Ozsvath — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zach Ridall — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.