People · New Zealand
Elliot Paterson
Pyraminx · top 8.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022PATE02
Elliot Paterson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.20, set at New Zealand Nationals 2022, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in New Zealand. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2022, he has put 208 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.63 in March 2022 to 3.57, a 72% improvement. Elliot has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.20 | 6.06 | top 8.7% | 135 / 1,141 | |
| Skewb | 4.64 | 6.70 | top 15.5% | 122 / 666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 5.76 | top 21.1% | 381 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 17.57 | 20.65 | top 32.8% | 665 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.21 | 1:36.36 | top 52.7% | 354 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.60 | 46.55 | top 61.7% | 324 / 600 | |
| Square-1 | 39.46 | 49.70 | top 64.7% | 180 / 251 | |
| Megaminx | 2:50.54 | — | early days — 3 solves | 224 / 283 | |
| Clock | 22.41 | 26.55 | top 71.1% | 244 / 303 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.32 | — | top 75.1% | 266 / 355 |
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
- 9 Dec 2022Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 2 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022First sub-30 3×3: 18.94 at Twisty Taranaki 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.94 at Twisty Taranaki 2022.
- 5 Mar 2022First competition: Lyttelton Autumn 2022. A 30.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Three Rounds Whangarei 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Twisty Taranaki 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Autumn 2022 · 5 Mar 2022
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Liam Wadek — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.