People · Australia
Cooper Whalan
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026WHAL02
Cooper Whalan has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.13, set at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 297th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since January 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.35 in January 2026 to 8.13, a 28% improvement. Cooper has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.13 | 9.99 | top 3.0% | 297 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 4.34 | top 18.5% | 1,390 / 8,567 |
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
- 7 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026.
- 7 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First competition: Cubing at The Cube 2026. A 11.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
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.
- Cass Hopkins — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yihan Yu — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Archimedes Dines — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.