People · United States
Elijah Monaghan
3×3 · top 7.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026MONA01
Elijah Monaghan has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.96, set at Only Odds in Minnesota 2026, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,106th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2026, he has put 131 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.34 in January 2026 to 9.96, a 35% improvement. Elijah has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.96 | 11.78 | top 7.4% | 4,106 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.88 | 8.06 | top 17.3% | 2,764 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.04 | 9.32 | top 20.3% | 5,546 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.17 | 4.98 | top 28.8% | 11,579 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.02 | 30.77 | top 37.0% | 4,979 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.43 | 1:15.28 | top 40.1% | 6,612 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.41 | 2:35.35 | top 48.4% | 4,106 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 22.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,369 / 9,172 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Only Odds in Minnesota 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Only Odds in Minnesota 2026.
- 5 Jun 2026Ten personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.69 at Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First competition: North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026. A 15.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Odds in Minnesota 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026 · 5 Jun 2026 — 10 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
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.
- Lisa Kucala — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.