People · United States
Michael Elia
3×3 · top 19.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ELIA02
Michael Elia has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.62, set at Ridge Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 19.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,565th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since April 2017, he has put 137 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.24 in April 2017 to 13.62, a 44% improvement. Michael 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 | 13.62 | 15.74 | top 19.6% | 10,565 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.68 | 6.53 | top 35.2% | 14,057 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.91 | 31.60 | top 36.6% | 4,856 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.89 | 19.68 | top 43.9% | 12,585 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,221 / 19,072 |
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
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.70 at Rutgers Spring 2018.
- 23 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.11 at Princeton Fall 2017.
- 22 Apr 2017First competition: Red Cross Cubing Open 2017. A 24.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- RIT Tiger Twist 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Blizzard Blitz NY 2025 · 15 Feb 2025
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023
- Ridge Cubing Fall 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ridge Cubing 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lower Moreland Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- New Hope Open Spring 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Rutgers Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
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.
- Lauren Phung — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Kochy — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Max Chan — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.