People · United States
David Sellards
2×2 · top 5.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024SELL07
David Sellards has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.13, set at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,260th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 118 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.81 in October 2024 to 2.13, a 44% improvement. David 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.13 | 2.93 | top 5.7% | 2,260 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.41 | 15.64 | top 15.3% | 8,200 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.73 | 7.41 | top 16.2% | 2,543 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.28 | 1:38.57 | top 27.8% | 1,913 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.28 | 11.29 | top 30.2% | 8,377 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.33 | 30.00 | top 37.7% | 5,008 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 14.13 | 15.74 | top 44.4% | 3,568 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.82 | 1:45.24 | top 57.4% | 9,912 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 55.40 | 59.51 | top 80.6% | 5,371 / 6,743 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026.
- 3 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at Northern Kentucky 2025.
- 3 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Northern Kentucky 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: Flex in Lex 2024. A 18.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Northern Kentucky 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Lex Mini IV 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Flex in Lex 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 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.
- Justin Poole — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ethan Kopechek — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eric Dodson — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.