People · United States
George Christopher Sparks
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022SPAR04
George Christopher Sparks has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.35, set at Ackerman Spring 2024, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,180th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since July 2022, he has put 208 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.50 in July 2022 to 9.35, a 66% improvement. George has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.35 | 12.61 | top 5.7% | 3,180 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 4.22 | top 7.0% | 2,793 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.49 | 14.67 | top 31.9% | 8,921 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.35 | 34.55 | top 40.3% | 5,370 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.02 | 1:20.05 | top 44.9% | 7,456 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 22.27 | 26.84 | top 70.8% | 6,112 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:56.34 | — | top 72.8% | 5,661 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 19.07 | 36.79 | top 88.1% | 16,950 / 18,907 |
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
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at South Bend Scramble 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at DuPage Fall 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.35 at Ackerman Spring 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 12.71 at Swallow Spring 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.71 at Swallow Spring 2023.
- 16 Jul 2022First competition: NxNaperville 2022. A 27.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Naperville Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
- South Bend Scramble 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Racing Kane 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DuPage Fall 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Ackerman Spring 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Evanston Fall Mini C 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- DeKalb Cubing Fall 2023 · 22 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Swallow Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- NxNaperville 2022 · 16 Jul 2022
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.
- Jacob Turrubiartes — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ant Irizarry — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ashley Gray — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.