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Grant Staten
Megaminx · top 6.3% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018STAT03
Grant Staten has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 52.73, set at Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 450th in the United States. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2018, he has put 320 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in July 2018 to 10.41, a 38% improvement. Grant has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 52.73 | 59.75 | top 6.3% | 450 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.82 | 1:09.65 | top 6.5% | 527 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 12.03 | top 8.7% | 4,771 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 39.10 | 43.11 | top 11.1% | 1,636 / 19,072 | |
| 7×7 | 3:06.14 | 3:20.52 | top 12.2% | 331 / 3,184 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.25 | top 19.8% | 7,791 / 40,951 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.20 | 2:25.02 | top 22.1% | 782 / 4,196 | |
| Skewb | 5.63 | 7.57 | top 22.9% | 3,670 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.94 | 24.64 | top 23.1% | 2,964 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.73 | 9.55 | top 34.0% | 9,587 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 23.11 | 31.98 | top 34.9% | 2,264 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 13.12 | 19.14 | top 40.2% | 3,188 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 44.67 | early days — 3 solves | 879 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:43.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,592 / 2,092 |
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
- 14 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wolverine Weekdays 4 Orem 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Utah Championship 2025.
- 6 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.72 at BeCubed Summer 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at BeCubed Summer 2022.
- 27 Jul 2018First competition: BeCubed Summer 2018. A 16.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Only Cubes in ABQ 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026 · 31 May 2026
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolverine Weekdays 4 Orem 2026 · 14 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- PBQ Utah Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- BeCubed Summer 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
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.
- Cade Beck — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Canyon Pettitt — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rustin Haderlie — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.