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Gavin Russell
2×2 · top 8.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024RUSS13
Gavin Russell has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.46, set at BC Championship 2026, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,352nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2024, he has put 137 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.89 in August 2024 to 12.22, a 72% improvement. Gavin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.46 | 3.70 | top 8.5% | 3,352 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.22 | 13.82 | top 14.7% | 7,835 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.31 | 10.61 | top 47.5% | 13,696 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,613 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 9.72 | 12.60 | top 53.2% | 9,592 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 36.35 | 49.03 | top 60.4% | 3,982 / 6,743 |
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-15 3×3: 12.22 at Kent Spring 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.34 at Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.82 at Tacoma Winter 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024First competition: Tacoma Summer 2024. A 42.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BC Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Warm Up Seattle 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Worlds Warmup Woodinville 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tacoma Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tacoma Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024
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.
- Gabriel Goit — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Adhiyan Kumaresan — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saharsh Sai Vontela — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.