People · United States
Elias Kulp
2×2 · top 7.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024KULP01
Elias Kulp has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.33, set at Ashfield Summer NxN 2025, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,895th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2024, he has put 169 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.60 in February 2024 to 11.22, a 36% improvement. Elias has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.44 | top 7.3% | 2,895 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.22 | 12.87 | top 11.2% | 6,049 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 50.81 | 59.88 | top 25.7% | 3,962 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 9.40 | top 25.9% | 4,211 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.76 | 7.74 | top 25.9% | 7,099 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.53 | 1:36.36 | top 29.4% | 2,316 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.33 | 2:13.77 | top 40.5% | 2,937 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:01.30 | 3:21.63 | top 41.7% | 1,531 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:57.46 | 5:03.80 | early days — 3 solves | 1,448 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 32.13 | 36.25 | top 53.5% | 3,519 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 20.77 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,749 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 11,279 / 15,683 |
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
- 8 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Ashfield Summer NxN 2025.
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.81 at Apple Cider Open MA 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Apple Cider Open MA 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing at the Y - Stoughton 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024First competition: Cardinal Cube Day 2024. A 20.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 24 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.60 at Cardinal Cube Day 2024.
Competitions
- Ashfield Summer NxN 2025 · 8 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- M Moves in Middlebury 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Brookline Favorites 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Apple Cider Open MA 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing at the Y - Stoughton 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cardinal Cube Day 2024 · 24 Feb 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.
- Derek White — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Levi Gibson — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.