People · United States
Elijah Heilman
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023HEIL04
Elijah Heilman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.17, set at South Dakota Playhouse 2025, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,948th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 187 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.54 in April 2023 to 9.17, a 13% improvement. Elijah has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.17 | 10.96 | top 5.3% | 2,948 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.70 | 13.65 | top 11.4% | 2,969 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 4.83 | top 16.3% | 6,382 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.21 | 1:18.03 | top 42.0% | 6,892 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.92 | 59.46 | top 60.7% | 8,528 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 24.11 | 26.06 | top 75.0% | 6,540 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 3:32.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,720 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:45.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,383 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 21.75 | 25.63 | top 92.0% | 17,706 / 18,907 |
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 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at South Dakota Playhouse 2025.
- 7 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 7 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Black Hills Cube Rush 2024.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023. A 13.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South Dakota Playhouse 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Black Hills Cube Rush 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Don't Blow Away Casper 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Ryan Schock — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leonidas Vladimir Vaughn Holloman — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.