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Elijah Simpson

3×3 · top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018SIMP05

Elijah Simpson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.35, set at Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,253rd in the United States. Across 17 competitions since June 2018, he has put 514 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.84 in June 2018 to 11.35, a 52% improvement. Elijah has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time
11.35
signature single · Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026
514
official solves on the record
16%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 93% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×311.3514.54
top 11.6%6,253 / 59,724
2×23.054.15
top 14.8%5,810 / 40,951
Pyraminx5.697.36
top 17.7%4,697 / 28,708
Clock10.5711.50
top 27.9%2,152 / 8,927
4×453.471:00.01
top 28.9%4,505 / 19,072
Skewb7.109.31
top 34.4%5,813 / 18,907
3×3 one-handed25.7529.44
top 36.2%4,780 / 15,683
5×51:56.542:04.19
top 47.1%3,920 / 9,401
Megaminx2:08.912:35.75
top 50.6%3,779 / 7,841
Square-134.8343.75
top 58.1%3,835 / 6,743
3×3 Fewest Moves45 moves45.67
early days — 3 solves1,364 / 2,040
6×64:04.23
top 66.8%2,598 / 4,196
3×3 blindfolded3:59.11
early days — 3 solves1,407 / 2,092
7×76:02.326:11.83
top 68.3%2,077 / 3,184
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 15:40
early days — 1 solve529 / 731

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

Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018: 23.84Derby City Open 2019: 24.88Cubing For Kyle 2019: 24.09Wildcat Spring 2019: 19.19Country Roads Huntington 2022: 12.69Bluegrass Spring 2022: 13.51CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022: 12.82Bluegrass Fall 2022: 14.56Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022: 13.12Country Roads Huntington 2023: 13.67MoreHead-to-Head 2023: 13.54Somerset September 2023: 12.08Cubing in Campbellsville 2023: 14.11Moonbow Mega Kentucky 2024: 15.72CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026: 12.16Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026: 11.35Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026: 13.2211.3524.8824 Jun 201811 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.05 away.

Targets move as he improves.