People · Australia
Mitchell Ruth
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023RUTH01
Mitchell Ruth has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.05, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 282nd in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since July 2023, he has put 700 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.25 in July 2023 to 8.05, a 28% improvement. Mitchell has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.05 | 9.32 | top 2.9% | 282 / 11,709 | |
| 5×5 | 56.12 | 1:04.55 | top 3.8% | 55 / 1,356 | |
| 4×4 | 33.43 | 37.67 | top 5.3% | 140 / 3,051 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.21 | top 5.4% | 398 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 3.33 | 4.43 | top 6.7% | 192 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 5.72 | top 8.1% | 370 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.52 | 17.98 | top 9.2% | 213 / 2,659 | |
| 7×7 | 2:57.14 | 3:03.01 | top 9.8% | 44 / 523 | |
| 6×6 | 2:02.05 | 2:05.82 | top 11.8% | 68 / 641 | |
| Clock | 7.94 | 9.09 | top 15.0% | 172 / 1,095 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.19 | 1:40.86 | top 23.8% | 291 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 20.74 | 29.38 | top 29.7% | 288 / 899 |
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
- 9 Jul 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Speedy Southport 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Coffs Big Banana Bonanza 2025.
- 11 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at QLD State Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedy Southport 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Coffs Big Banana Bonanza 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Speedy Southport 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Coffs Big Banana Bonanza 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Open 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Jamie Otsu — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Charlie Eggins — met in 139 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Elijah La Porte — met in 131 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 6.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.