People · United Kingdom
Fergus Paterson
2×2 · top 5.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024PATE07
Fergus Paterson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Stevenage May 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 418th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since March 2024, he has put 457 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.02 in March 2024 to 12.90, a 39% improvement. Fergus has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.86 | top 5.9% | 418 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.86 | 9.40 | top 12.3% | 486 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 4.75 | 8.69 | top 16.3% | 389 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 | 12.90 | 15.04 | top 17.2% | 1,174 / 6,785 | |
| Clock | 9.10 | 11.31 | top 20.4% | 282 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 48.04 | 59.29 | top 22.3% | 509 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.45 | 39.22 | top 45.5% | 800 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.02 | 2:01.61 | top 47.5% | 596 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.32 | 2:28.19 | top 48.9% | 580 / 998 | |
| Square-1 | 39.39 | 52.89 | top 64.7% | 535 / 789 | |
| 6×6 | 4:30.78 | 4:34.73 | top 74.9% | 448 / 560 |
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
- 11 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2026.
- 9 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.90 at Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2025.
Competitions
- Brighton Side Events Day 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC for Cancer Reigate 2026 · 30 May 2026
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Brighton 3x3 Day 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 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 83 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Stringer — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.