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Elyse Lee
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023LEEE06
Elyse Lee has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at DFW Cubing Summer 2026, puts her in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,413th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2023, she has put 87 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 23.85 in May 2023 to 13.97, a 41% improvement. Elyse 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 4.14 | top 3.6% | 1,413 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.97 | 16.46 | top 20.9% | 11,244 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.85 | 10.76 | top 32.5% | 5,427 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.29 | 10.27 | top 47.3% | 13,642 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.56 | 1:29.39 | top 47.4% | 7,900 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,538 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.55 | 52.34 | top 73.3% | 10,607 / 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
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at DFW Cubing Summer 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2026.
- 18 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.80 at DFW Weeknights 2 2026.
- 20 May 2023First competition: MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023. A 23.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Weeknights 2 2026 · 18 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023
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 her.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kari Guthrie — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joseph Hirsch — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as she improves.