People · United States
Elijah Buscho
4×4 · top 5.8% of 83,917 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011BUSC01
Elijah Buscho has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 33.99, set at Cubing on the Green MN 2025, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 897th in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2011, he has put 221 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in October 2011 to 9.57, a 43% improvement. Elijah has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 33.99 | 42.49 | top 5.8% | 897 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 9.57 | 11.69 | top 6.3% | 3,472 / 59,724 | |
| 6×6 | 1:55.71 | 2:12.69 | top 9.4% | 331 / 4,196 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.98 | 1:17.14 | top 10.2% | 802 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 3:05.40 | 3:08.14 | top 12.0% | 328 / 3,184 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 5.05 | top 22.6% | 8,862 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.77 | 1:36.93 | top 24.2% | 1,669 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.83 | 9.45 | top 34.8% | 9,834 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 24.31 | 25.37 | top 37.5% | 2,436 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | top 55.5% | 1,178 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.19 | 57.50 | top 65.5% | 9,307 / 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
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.57 at Minnesota Championship 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing on the Green MN 2025.
- 17 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Big Brain Minnesota 2025.
- 7 Jul 2012Five personal bests in one day at Saarland Open 2012.
- 7 Apr 2012First sub-15 3×3: 12.16 at Colorado Springs 2012.
Competitions
- Mini-sota Heartland Warm-Up II 2026 · 5 May 2026
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing on the Green MN 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Brain Minnesota 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Saarland Open 2012 · 7 Jul 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaius Young — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Walker Welch — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.99 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.