People · United States
Carter Parrish
Square-1 · top 2.2% of 25,662 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022PARR02
Carter Parrish has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.33, set at Rosemount Side Events 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 170th in the United States. Until May 2014, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2022, he has put 185 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.31 in April 2022 to 12.78, a 51% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.33 | 16.45 | top 2.2% | 170 / 6,846 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 4.96 | top 12.7% | 5,075 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 4.37 | 7.55 | top 13.6% | 2,129 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 12.78 | 15.04 | top 16.7% | 9,083 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.03 | 11.66 | top 28.1% | 7,853 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.25 | 2:04.23 | top 64.6% | 11,512 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.26 | 49.99 | top 67.1% | 9,701 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:51.72 | — | top 71.0% | 5,606 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 27.43 | 34.90 | top 81.0% | 7,357 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,560 / 9,537 |
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
- 18 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at SPAMtown II 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at SPAMtown II 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at SPAMtown Cubing 2023.
- 11 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.85 at Sioux Falls Spring 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022. A 26.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SPAMtown Cubing 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rochester Fall 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2022 · 20 Aug 2022
- Sioux Falls Spring 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022
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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carl Overbye — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 210 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.