People · United Kingdom
Edward Newman
2×2 · top 40.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024NEWM04
Edward Newman has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.10, set at Grantham Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 40.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,151st in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since May 2024, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:03.80 in May 2024 to 21.58, a 66% improvement. Edward 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.10 | 5.64 | top 40.7% | 2,151 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 21.58 | 26.00 | top 44.4% | 3,097 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.02 | 1:46.91 | top 62.2% | 1,381 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.13 | 1:08.16 | top 82.2% | 1,529 / 1,861 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Grantham Autumn 2026.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.36 at Stevenage December 2024.
- 17 Aug 2024First sub-60 3×3: 36.60 at Birmingham Summer 2024.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Stevenage May 2024. A 1:03.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Grantham Autumn 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024
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 Robinson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Bonnello — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matt Stephenson — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.