People · New Zealand
Charlie Sly
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023SLYC01
Charlie Sly has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.29, set at Coping in Auckland 2025, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 131st in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 139 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.94 in October 2023 to 9.29, a 28% improvement. Charlie has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.29 | 11.40 | top 5.6% | 131 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 4.91 | top 21.9% | 402 / 1,627 | |
| 4×4 | 54.30 | 1:01.00 | top 30.0% | 195 / 745 | |
| Skewb | 8.58 | 20.60 | top 45.7% | 333 / 670 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 157 / 284 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.89 | 12.09 | top 52.2% | 681 / 1,149 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.74 | 2:13.14 | top 53.6% | 187 / 364 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.90 | 43.57 | top 66.6% | 365 / 607 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:27.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 76 / 86 |
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
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Coping in Auckland 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Coping in Auckland 2025.
- 13 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Clauckland 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 27 Oct 2023First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2023. A 12.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Coping in Auckland 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Clauckland 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 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.
- Carol Chai — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brandon Harris — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.