People · New Zealand
Marnix Clarke
Pyraminx · top 15.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024CLAR02
Marnix Clarke has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.42, set at NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 227th in New Zealand. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 157 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.72 in January 2024 to 3.15, a 77% improvement. Marnix has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 6.84 | top 15.9% | 227 / 1,149 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.69 | top 16.1% | 296 / 1,627 | |
| Skewb | 5.77 | 13.47 | top 24.1% | 182 / 670 | |
| 3×3 | 16.65 | 23.58 | top 30.0% | 629 / 2,145 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.92 | 1:40.85 | top 66.6% | 482 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.67 | 57.28 | top 70.2% | 401 / 607 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.08 at Wellington Autumn 2026.
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Autumn 2026.
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.47 at Only Cubes in Wellington 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024First competition: Dutch Winter North 2024. A 41.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solve Well in Wellington 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Autumn 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kubing in Kapiti 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 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.
- Luke Steele — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack McDougall — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.