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Elijah K. Fan
Pyraminx · top 7.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023FANE01
Elijah K. Fan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.01, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,966th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 194 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.97 in September 2023 to 14.59, a 19% improvement. Elijah has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.01 | 11.11 | top 7.7% | 1,966 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 7.18 | top 15.8% | 6,173 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.59 | 19.53 | top 23.0% | 12,474 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.33 | 14.02 | top 28.4% | 4,645 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,956 / 19,072 |
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
- 22 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.59 at Indiana Championship 2024.
- 21 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024.
- 3 Sep 2023First competition: Fort Wayne Favorites 2023. A 17.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fun in Muncie 2025 · 31 May 2025
- Michigan Mini 28 2025 · 3 Feb 2025
- Imagination Station B 2025 · 5 Jan 2025
- Indiana Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Gem City Donut DNF 2024 · 16 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Spring 2024 · 21 Apr 2024
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023
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.
- Elliott Perkins — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Graham Hartman — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.