People · United States
Elliot Perero
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026PERE02
Elliot Perero has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.78, set at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,411th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 92 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.54 in January 2026 to 7.78, a 38% improvement. Elliot 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 | 7.78 | 10.71 | top 2.4% | 1,411 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 2.42 | top 5.6% | 2,232 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 10.04 | 11.70 | top 25.3% | 1,935 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 50.61 | 1:00.83 | top 25.5% | 3,917 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.89 | 10.28 | top 35.3% | 9,977 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 11.68 | top 36.8% | 6,288 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.01 | 2:24.32 | top 46.0% | 3,799 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.59 | 41.39 | top 52.5% | 7,243 / 15,683 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.78 at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Agoura Winter 2026. A 14.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Agoura Summer 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Agoura Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Zack Rubio — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Caleb Cao — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Franklin Pham — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.