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Emerson Smith
3×3 · top 14.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026SMIT11
Emerson Smith has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.14, set at Wild West Wyoming 2026, puts him in the top 14.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,826th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since February 2026, he has put 132 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.32 in February 2026 to 12.14, a 34% improvement. Emerson 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.14 | 14.12 | top 14.4% | 7,826 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 8.17 | top 21.5% | 5,867 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 4.74 | top 22.6% | 9,003 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.59 | 1:30.57 | top 25.4% | 1,785 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 6.68 | 8.56 | top 31.2% | 5,229 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 11.77 | 13.48 | top 33.8% | 2,739 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.13 | 35.65 | top 34.7% | 4,630 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.62 | 1:11.35 | top 41.4% | 6,863 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.52 | 2:17.01 | top 55.3% | 4,736 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:38.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,339 / 2,128 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wild West Wyoming 2026.
- 23 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Utah Cubing Classic 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First competition: Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2026. A 18.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wild West Wyoming 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing Classic 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Newcomers 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
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.
- Rustin Haderlie — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Canyon Pettitt — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Austin Chang — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.