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Gideon Dalum
Pyraminx · top 1.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023DALU01
Gideon Dalum has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.02, set at GAN Southern Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 324th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since February 2023, he has put 1,031 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.21 in February 2023 to 7.44, a 67% improvement. Gideon has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.02 | 3.52 | top 1.2% | 324 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 3.49 | 5.32 | top 1.5% | 140 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 1.41 | 2.33 | top 1.8% | 705 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 7.44 | 9.08 | top 1.9% | 1,132 / 59,724 | |
| 7×7 | 2:18.28 | 2:23.88 | top 2.1% | 61 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 45.54 | 54.63 | top 3.3% | 238 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 2.77 | 4.49 | top 3.9% | 612 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 32.09 | 34.50 | top 4.3% | 676 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 1:42.70 | 1:52.26 | top 4.7% | 164 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.78 | 16.63 | top 5.7% | 794 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.05 | 1:05.78 | top 6.1% | 497 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 17.81 | 24.73 | top 22.9% | 1,515 / 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
- 11 Jun 2026Nine personal bests in one day at GAN Southern Championship 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026.
- 22 Feb 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Georgetown Side Event Day 2026.
- 1 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Winter 2026.
- 5 Dec 2025Twelve personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2025.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Georgetown Side Event Day 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 12 personal bests set
- Cajun Cube Clash 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Houston Back to School 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Corpus Christi Summer 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Texas Championship 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Fall 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023 · 22 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Solving in Shreveport 2023 · 5 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 his.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 171 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tristan Patrick — met in 150 rounds, finished ahead 74 times
- Michael Conard — met in 140 rounds, finished ahead 101 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.