People · New Zealand
Caspian Snelling
3×3 · top 13.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022SNEL03
Caspian Snelling has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.78, set at Palmerston North 2024, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 277th in New Zealand. Across 10 competitions since December 2022, he has put 276 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.29 in December 2022 to 11.78, a 57% improvement. Caspian 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.78 | 14.97 | top 13.2% | 277 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 4.97 | top 17.6% | 329 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.67 | 10.76 | top 33.5% | 455 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.05 | 1:09.81 | top 36.6% | 231 / 745 | |
| Skewb | 8.00 | 12.95 | top 41.4% | 321 / 670 | |
| Clock | 19.96 | 24.18 | top 64.5% | 233 / 319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.77 | 45.18 | top 65.0% | 348 / 607 | |
| 5×5 | 3:37.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 317 / 364 |
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
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 8 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.30 at Half Turns Hataitai 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 27.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kubing in Kapiti 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
- Solve Well In Wellington 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome to Wellington 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Half Turns Hataitai 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jack McDougall — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Maddigan — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.