People · United States
Elias Busenitz
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022BUSE02
Elias Busenitz has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.80, set at Dockin and Clockin Dunkirk 2026, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,782nd in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2022, he has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.91 in August 2022 to 9.80, an 18% improvement. Elias 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.80 | 12.05 | top 6.9% | 3,782 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 5.42 | top 12.1% | 4,777 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.35 | 9.63 | top 15.4% | 4,050 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:37.59 | — | top 64.9% | 4,955 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 49.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,000 / 6,743 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Dockin and Clockin Dunkirk 2026.
- 20 Aug 2022First competition: Kansas City Krazy Cubing 2022. A 13.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dockin and Clockin Dunkirk 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubes in the Mountains WV 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Springfield Winter Open 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansas City Krazy Cubing 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Lydia Workman — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jake Maddox — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.