People · New Zealand
Mitchell William Su
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020SUMI01
Mitchell William Su has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.54, set at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2020, he has put 199 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.59 in February 2020 to 7.54, a 48% improvement. Mitchell has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.54 | 8.36 | top 2.0% | 64 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.20 | top 7.1% | 158 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 37.51 | 48.53 | top 9.3% | 81 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.21 | 20.63 | top 10.7% | 73 / 600 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.42 | 10.59 | top 23.2% | 321 / 1,141 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 155 / 283 |
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
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Welcome to Wellington 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Seven personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 15 May 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Palmerston North 2021.
- 15 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2021.
- 1 Feb 2020First competition: Wellington Mind Games 2020. A 14.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Just Solve in Johnsonville 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome to Wellington 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2021 · 15 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2021 · 6 Feb 2021
- Welcome Back Wellington 2020 · 24 Oct 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Jack Maddigan — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.