People · United States
Eli Lifland
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012LIFL01
Eli Lifland has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.70, set at Virginia Open Fall 2015, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,331st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since June 2012, he has put 387 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.30 in June 2012 to 8.70, a 47% improvement. Eli has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.70 | 10.88 | top 4.2% | 2,331 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.24 | 4.51 | top 4.5% | 1,171 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.21 | 18.17 | top 6.5% | 896 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 37.81 | 45.03 | top 9.6% | 1,431 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.32 | top 11.3% | 4,435 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:27.52 | — | early days — 3 solves | 451 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 9 cubes · 50:02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 200 / 731 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.60 | 1:47.49 | top 32.0% | 2,529 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 738 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.27 | — | top 49.3% | 3,667 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 13.86 | 23.14 | top 74.2% | 14,023 / 18,907 |
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
- 29 Mar 2014Six personal bests in one day at Virginia Open Spring 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013.
- 9 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 16 Feb 2013Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Winter 2013.
- 8 Dec 2012First sub-15 3×3: 12.77 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2012.
Competitions
- Berkeley May Weekday 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
- River Hill Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Fall 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Fantabulous Maryland Competition 2015 · 20 Jun 2015
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2013 · 13 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2012 · 8 Dec 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Felix Lee — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Keaton Ellis — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.