People · South Africa
Eli Every
Skewb · top 48.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024EVER08
Eli Every has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at GAN WCA African Championship 2026, puts him in the top 48.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 187th in South Africa. Across 8 competitions since November 2024, he has put 103 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.18 in November 2024 to 23.66, a 45% improvement. Eli has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 8.99 | 12.81 | top 48.4% | 187 / 444 | |
| 3×3 | 23.66 | 26.96 | top 49.6% | 746 / 2,187 | |
| 2×2 | 6.11 | 7.19 | top 52.1% | 592 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.93 | 15.74 | top 72.6% | 642 / 958 | |
| Clock | 23.16 | 27.14 | top 72.8% | 113 / 153 |
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
- 24 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.32 at Cape Cubes Spring 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First competition: Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024. A 46.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge Cape Town 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Cubes Spring 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mother City Cubing Cape Town 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Mania Cape Town 2025 · 6 Apr 2025
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 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.
- Daniel Rush — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesse Osburn — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,669 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 3.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.