People · Croatia
Erin Pernar
Megaminx · top 3.5% of 34,786 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023PERN01
Erin Pernar has been competing for 4 years. Her best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 46.28, set at Prlekija Open 2026, puts her in the top 3.5% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Croatia. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 33 competitions since February 2023, she has put 1,263 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 28.08 in September 2023 to 9.89, a 65% improvement. Erin has entered 33 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 46.28 | 51.37 | top 3.5% | 2 / 56 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.89 | 8.07 | top 7.1% | 21 / 201 | |
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 12.09 | top 7.1% | 35 / 360 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.89 | top 7.7% | 33 / 275 | |
| Skewb | 4.93 | 7.40 | top 17.6% | 31 / 119 | |
| 4×4 | 45.07 | 56.90 | top 18.4% | 26 / 154 | |
| Clock | 9.59 | 12.17 | top 23.1% | 20 / 59 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.51 | 27.83 | top 27.4% | 30 / 97 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:20.01 | — | top 58.1% | 7 / 19 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.88 | — | top 72.1% | 54 / 67 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 65 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 25 / 24 | |
| Square-1 | 1:49.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 48 / 48 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Zagreb Open 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Osijek Open 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Prlekija Open 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Croatian Championship 2025.
- 23 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Slovenian Nationals 2024.
- 11 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Novo Mesto Open 2024.
Competitions
- Slovenian Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zagreb Cubing Series II. 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- Zagreb Open 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zagreb Cubing Series I. 2026 · 17 May 2026
- Split Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Maribor Open 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Osijek Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Prlekija Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Varaždin Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Medvode Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Croatian Championship 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Slovenian Nationals 2025 · 29 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Big and Blind Samobor 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Trebelno Open 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zagreb Open 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Zadar Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovenska Bistrica Open 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lipovljani Newcomer Day 2025 · 16 Mar 2025
- Osijek Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ljubljana Blind Open 2025 · 1 Feb 2025
- Varaždin Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Medvode Open 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Croatian Championship 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovenian Nationals 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Novo Mesto Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Ogulin Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ponikva Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lipovljani Newcomer Day 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Osijek Open 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Prague Pyraminxing 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Croatian Nationals 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovak Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Osijek Open 2023 · 25 Feb 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.
- Marko Obradović — met in 259 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Vigo Pernar — met in 255 rounds, finished ahead 135 times
- David Vujasić — met in 253 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.28 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as she improves.