People · United Kingdom
Eric Gale
Clock · top 10.9% of 32,817 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026GALE02
Eric Gale has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 7.02, set at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026, puts him in the top 10.9% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 147th in the United Kingdom. Across 9 competitions since March 2026, he has put 239 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.12 in March 2026 to 11.31, a 20% improvement. Eric has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 7.02 | 8.11 | top 10.9% | 147 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 | 11.31 | 11.95 | top 11.5% | 820 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 40.69 | 45.48 | top 13.0% | 306 / 2,112 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.43 | top 13.7% | 847 / 4,946 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.92 | 1:25.08 | top 13.8% | 191 / 1,167 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.35 | 21.60 | top 16.1% | 305 / 1,861 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 97 / 372 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.64 | 2:32.42 | top 26.6% | 164 / 560 | |
| Square-1 | 23.19 | 29.35 | top 35.2% | 316 / 789 | |
| 7×7 | 4:14.50 | 4:20.98 | top 36.0% | 174 / 463 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.95 | 11.11 | top 44.4% | 1,828 / 3,704 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.61 | 2:12.21 | top 44.5% | 525 / 998 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Poole Autumn 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage September 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Ten personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Bristol June 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026First competition: Wiltshire Spring 2026. A 16.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Poole Autumn 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship FMC 2026 · 16 Aug 2026
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 10 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 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.
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- AJ Nicholls — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Daniel Robinson — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,366 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.