People · United States
Elias Guzman
Skewb · top 3.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016GUZM13
Elias Guzman has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.58, set at Berkeley Summer 2017, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 490th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2016, he has put 443 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.70 in November 2016 to 11.21, a 55% improvement. Elias 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.58 | 6.49 | top 3.2% | 490 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 2.89 | top 5.2% | 2,080 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.55 | 7.39 | top 5.7% | 1,469 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.21 | 13.21 | top 11.1% | 6,031 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.62 | 23.16 | top 14.1% | 1,831 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 56.05 | 1:02.98 | top 32.0% | 5,081 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.76 | 1:50.85 | top 38.2% | 3,056 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 28.19 | 44.91 | top 46.0% | 2,998 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.30 | 2:40.52 | top 57.0% | 4,294 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 4:53.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,210 / 4,196 |
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
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Claws Up Summer 2023.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing III 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.51 at Berkeley Summer 2017.
- 16 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.15 at SacCubing I 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: Berkeley Fall 2016. A 24.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Davis Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Yuba City Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024
- Davis Winter 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Claws Up Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing VI 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing V 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing IV 2018 · 27 May 2018
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing II 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- 6.25 Bay Area 2017 · 24 Jun 2017
- SacCubing I 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Chris Martin — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
- Tyler Howlett — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.