People · Australia
Marty Kelsey
3×3 · top 4.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025KELS01
Marty Kelsey has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.65, set at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 388th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2025, he has put 58 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.80 in April 2025 to 8.65, a 37% improvement. Marty has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.65 | 12.03 | top 4.1% | 388 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 5.14 | top 19.1% | 1,434 / 8,567 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.83 | 2:07.14 | top 39.2% | 490 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.43 | 30.63 | top 42.9% | 1,003 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.88 | 1:27.69 | top 58.2% | 1,628 / 3,051 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.67 | 14.51 | top 65.1% | 3,899 / 5,993 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026.
- 11 Apr 2025First competition: QLD State Championship 2025. A 17.80 3×3 single to start from.
- 11 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at QLD State Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lucas Bohorquez Bohn — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Connor Sharpe — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.