People · Australia
Eli Smith
Skewb · top 17.1% of 74,164 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024SMIT51
Eli Smith has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.86, set at Cubing in Wollondilly 2024, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 458th in Australia. Across 14 competitions since July 2024, he has put 231 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.33 in August 2024 to 13.94, a 43% improvement. Eli has entered 14 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.86 | 9.04 | top 17.1% | 458 / 3,589 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 5.35 | top 18.1% | 1,384 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 13.94 | 15.68 | top 20.8% | 1,903 / 11,943 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.26 | 1:57.75 | top 37.8% | 524 / 1,412 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.11 | 1:13.05 | top 42.0% | 1,133 / 3,108 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.72 | 11.02 | top 42.5% | 2,349 / 6,109 | |
| Clock | 16.23 | 19.85 | top 52.7% | 577 / 1,159 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.76 | 48.94 | top 56.9% | 1,356 / 2,685 | |
| Square-1 | 35.67 | 53.53 | top 59.5% | 593 / 920 | |
| 6×6 | 4:09.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 433 / 667 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Sydney 2026.
- 9 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 3 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Lake Macquarie Open 2025.
- 3 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Lake Macquarie Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.79 at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Sydney 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VIII: Summer Sides 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cammeray Clock Clash 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025 · 18 May 2025
- Lake Macquarie Open 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IV: Summer Saturday 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Spring Sunday 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Wollondilly 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Australian Nationals FMC 2024 · 7 Jul 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.
- Miles Irwin — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elias Chong — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.