People · United States
Eland Aldrich
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023ALDR03
Eland Aldrich has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Oredigger Open CO 2025, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,585th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2023, he has put 229 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.90 in December 2023 to 12.26, a 53% improvement. Eland has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.52 | 4.29 | top 9.1% | 3,585 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 15.23 | top 14.8% | 7,912 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.02 | 12.19 | top 33.8% | 5,686 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.82 | — | early days — 3 solves | 11,263 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.37 | 20.28 | top 74.9% | 22,185 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.48 | 59.57 | top 75.3% | 10,943 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 37.73 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,221 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 5:56.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,327 / 9,401 |
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 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at A Little Fun in Littleton Colorado 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at Colorado Mountain Tour - Evergreen 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.91 at Cherry on Top Colorado AM 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: USAFA Flyby Cubing 2023. A 25.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oredigger Fall CO 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Happy Crew CO 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- Oredigger Open CO 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- A Little Fun in Littleton Colorado 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Unorthodox Blocks CO 2 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Mountain Tour - Avon 2024 · 10 Jun 2024
- Colorado Mountain Tour - Frisco 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
- Colorado Mountain Tour - Evergreen 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cherry on Top Colorado AM 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Spring Madness Colorado 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Oredigger Open 2024 · 17 Feb 2024
- Barely Awake Boulder 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- USAFA Flyby Cubing 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
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.
- Evan Wilson — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raymos Castillo — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.