People · South Africa
Cullen Milne
2×2 · top 4.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MILN01
Cullen Milne has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.96, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2018, he has put 146 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.80 in April 2018 to 10.84, a 45% improvement. Cullen has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 4.69 | top 4.5% | 42 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 10.84 | 13.01 | top 10.1% | 112 / 2,187 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 12.91 | top 25.2% | 197 / 958 | |
| Skewb | 6.66 | 12.00 | top 31.0% | 114 / 444 | |
| Clock | 11.79 | 16.83 | top 33.9% | 47 / 153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.93 | 33.40 | top 41.8% | 123 / 473 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.14 | 1:31.90 | top 54.4% | 193 / 495 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 149 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 53.91 | 1:09.80 | top 79.5% | 100 / 121 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 8 Jan 2021First sub-15 3×3: 11.34 at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 9 Apr 2018First competition: Speedcubes Cape Town 2018. A 19.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Cape Town 2018 · 9 Apr 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Swarbrick — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Richard Yiheng Tao — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.