People · United States
Elijah Merg
3×3 one-handed · top 11.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019MERG02
Elijah Merg has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 16.42, set at Bay Area Side Events Day 2025, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,469th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2019, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 26.87 in October 2019 to 16.42, a 39% improvement. Elijah has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 one-handed | 16.42 | 20.32 | top 11.2% | 1,469 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 12.04 | 13.58 | top 14.0% | 7,525 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 5.96 | top 29.6% | 11,738 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.49 | 1:18.26 | top 42.3% | 6,951 / 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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.04 at Bay Area Side Events Day 2025.
- 21 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.80 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019. A 20.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Side Events Day 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
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.
- Nolan Yiu — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.