People · United States
Elijah Poma
2×2 · top 1.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2021 · 2021POMA01
Elijah Poma has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.28, set at Vegas Cubing Fall 2023, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 544th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since October 2021, he has put 456 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.72 in October 2021 to 1.28, a 66% improvement. Elijah has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.28 | 2.01 | top 1.3% | 544 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.17 | 12.27 | top 5.3% | 3,018 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.65 | 6.40 | top 6.1% | 1,585 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 10.05 | 13.27 | top 6.2% | 461 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 4.67 | 7.42 | top 15.8% | 2,501 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.05 | 25.37 | top 18.0% | 2,350 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 52.33 | 1:03.00 | top 27.7% | 4,327 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.55 | 1:53.08 | top 36.9% | 2,702 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.75 | 2:48.24 | top 58.2% | 5,037 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 22.36 | 37.96 | top 71.0% | 6,314 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Utah Championship 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Bobcat Battle 2023.
- 31 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cubing on the Octagon 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Southern Utah Summer 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-20 3×3: 11.83 at Utah Ice Cubing 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.83 at Utah Ice Cubing 2022.
Competitions
- Bobcat Battle Newcomers 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Championship 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Fall 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bobcat Battle Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bobcat Battle 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Megacomp 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing on the Octagon 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Diamond Bar September 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Southern Utah Summer 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Fall 2021 · 23 Oct 2021
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.
- Calvin Nielson — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jaden Thompson — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.