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Christian Swanson
Pyraminx · top 9.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024SWAN03
Christian Swanson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.35, set at Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 435th in Australia. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 98 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.64 in March 2024 to 15.09, a 14% improvement. Christian 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 5.85 | top 9.4% | 435 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 | 15.09 | 18.23 | top 24.8% | 2,325 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 3.92 | 6.13 | top 25.5% | 2,010 / 8,727 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.92 | 1:53.47 | top 38.8% | 489 / 1,313 | |
| Skewb | 7.81 | 10.13 | top 39.9% | 1,226 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.47 | 41.22 | top 45.5% | 1,078 / 2,685 |
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
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: Cubing in Corinda Saturday 2024. A 20.81 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.64 at Cubing in Corinda Saturday 2024.
Competitions
- Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedy Southport 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Toowoomba Twist Off 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Corinda Saturday 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Alexander Tronoff — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Danielle Kay — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Thomas Smith — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.