People · United States
Deacon Gale
Pyraminx · top 4.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019GALE02
Deacon Gale has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.26, set at Music City Speedsolving 2023, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,186th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since March 2019, he has put 420 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.47 in March 2019 to 9.70, a 70% improvement. Deacon has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 3.26 | 5.43 | top 4.5% | 1,186 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.08 | 7.05 | top 5.4% | 829 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 9.70 | 11.18 | top 6.6% | 3,642 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 38.83 | 43.11 | top 10.7% | 1,591 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 14.08 | 15.98 | top 14.3% | 974 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.44 | top 19.2% | 7,537 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:49.75 | 2:22.88 | top 29.9% | 618 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.76 | 1:44.25 | top 34.4% | 2,731 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 12.27 | 13.42 | top 36.2% | 2,874 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.08 | 34.16 | top 46.8% | 6,381 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,529 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 4:34.54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,013 / 4,196 |
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
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing on the Hill KY 2025.
- 3 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Bluegrass Fall 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Bluegrass Fall 2022.
- 16 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Owings Mills Summer 2022.
- 10 Jul 2021Four personal bests in one day at GA Cubers Return A 2021.
Competitions
- Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026 · 11 Jul 2026
- Cubing on the Hill KY 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Nashville 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Clouds 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Thanksgiving PBQ Tour - Saratoga Springs 2022 · 23 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bluegrass Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Owings Mills Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Return A 2021 · 10 Jul 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2019 · 1 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah's California Gull Extravaganza 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Terminus 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
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.
- Daniel Mullen — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Katie Hull — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.