People · United States
Clayton Stallings (李安克)
Pyraminx · top 9.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016STAL02
Clayton Stallings (李安克) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.41, set at Bulldog Cubing 2017, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,528th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2016, he has put 186 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.74 in August 2016 to 11.67, a 38% improvement. Clayton has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 4.41 | 8.32 | top 9.8% | 2,528 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 4.17 | top 9.8% | 3,865 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.67 | 12.30 | top 12.7% | 6,834 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 43.57 | 54.58 | top 16.5% | 2,502 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.32 | 10.00 | top 28.3% | 4,629 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.66 | 41.40 | top 50.4% | 6,948 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.80 | 2:17.15 | top 54.7% | 4,626 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 19.08 | 23.43 | top 62.0% | 5,231 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 49.01 | 1:01.80 | top 75.2% | 4,965 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:17.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,937 / 2,092 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Utah Ice Cubing 2026.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.67 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Michigan 2016. A 18.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Clock N' Cats 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- ChicaGhosts 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Simon Kellum — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zeke Mackay — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.