People · United States
Ed Merriman
Pyraminx · top 28.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022MERR03
Ed Merriman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.05, set at Amherst Open 2022, puts him in the top 28.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,796th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 61 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.79 in June 2022 to 17.15, a 63% improvement. Ed has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.05 | 12.79 | top 28.3% | 7,796 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.15 | 22.43 | top 31.5% | 17,369 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.57 | 7.87 | top 56.7% | 23,183 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:27.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,591 / 15,683 |
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
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.61 at Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022First sub-30 3×3: 25.69 at Empire State Fall 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Amherst Open 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022First competition: Fast In Mass 2022. A 45.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Deerfield MA Summer 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Amherst Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Fast In Mass 2022 · 18 Jun 2022
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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Levi Gibson — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Amarello — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.