People · United States
Clayton Solberg
Pyraminx · top 4.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018SOLB01
Clayton Solberg has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.13, set at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,090th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2018, he has put 347 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His Skewb best has come down from 10.03 in May 2018 to 3.27, a 67% improvement. Clayton has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 3.13 | 6.14 | top 4.1% | 1,090 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.27 | 4.65 | top 6.4% | 993 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 4.55 | top 12.3% | 4,846 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.44 | 19.19 | top 22.5% | 12,163 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.64 | 2:24.02 | top 49.4% | 3,673 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 30.37 | 36.06 | top 50.1% | 3,273 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.67 | 1:44.14 | top 61.2% | 10,663 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.12 | 1:19.17 | top 72.9% | 10,529 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.29 | — | top 77.6% | 7,003 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 32.07 | 38.84 | top 86.8% | 7,724 / 8,927 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at Minnesota Qualifier 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2019.
- 31 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Race the Clock 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.60 at Fargo Fall 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fargo Fall 2018.
- 20 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
Competitions
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fargo Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- South Dakota First 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tyler Robinson — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.