People · Canada
Cole Pawliw
2×2 · top 5.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016PAWL01
Cole Pawliw has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.06, set at Canadian Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 317th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2016, he has put 306 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.65 in May 2016 to 11.78, a 66% improvement. Cole has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 4.99 | top 5.2% | 317 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 11.78 | 13.26 | top 13.2% | 1,270 / 10,502 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.71 | 1:27.41 | top 14.4% | 172 / 1,546 | |
| 4×4 | 46.12 | 47.51 | top 19.8% | 514 / 3,180 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.57 | 8.62 | top 24.4% | 1,065 / 4,913 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.28 | 2:54.03 | top 29.4% | 151 / 683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.96 | 1:55.41 | top 33.4% | 349 / 1,393 | |
| 7×7 | 4:23.93 | 4:32.02 | top 39.2% | 161 / 519 | |
| Skewb | 7.88 | 9.15 | top 40.4% | 1,027 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.08 | 39.00 | top 44.6% | 1,027 / 2,632 | |
| Square-1 | 38.15 | 46.72 | top 63.0% | 588 / 973 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Lethbridge Favourites 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at No Peeking Calgary 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Red Deer Favourites 2026.
- 25 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at No Peeking Blind & NxN Calgary 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Canadian Prairie Championship 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.15 at Foothills NxNs 2023.
Competitions
- Lethbridge Favourites 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- No Peeking Calgary 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Calgary Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Red Deer Favourites 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Calgary Summer B 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Out in the Country Crossfield 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Battle of Alberta 2025 · 15 Feb 2025
- No Peeking Blind & NxN Calgary 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Airdrie NxNs 2024 · 29 Sep 2024
- Foothills NxNs 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Calgary Limited Fall 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 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 Tuttle — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Griffin Clem — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Orion Donovan — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.