People · Canada
Neil Ashford
Clock · top 18.9% of 32,048 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ASHF03
Neil Ashford has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at Ottawa Side Events B 2025, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 156th in Canada. Across 7 competitions since September 2023, he has put 117 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.10 in September 2023 to 14.80, a 13% improvement. Neil 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.80 | 9.72 | top 18.9% | 156 / 1,029 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.86 | 11.81 | top 18.9% | 770 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.62 | top 19.6% | 1,312 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 14.80 | 15.89 | top 23.7% | 2,273 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 6.62 | 9.82 | top 30.6% | 743 / 2,907 | |
| Square-1 | 23.66 | 39.48 | top 36.2% | 311 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.26 | 1:55.82 | top 43.5% | 551 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.04 | 39.86 | top 46.7% | 1,082 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.36 | 2:32.87 | top 50.3% | 575 / 1,375 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.30 | 1:31.47 | top 60.9% | 1,726 / 3,118 | |
| 6×6 | 4:36.35 | 5:00.07 | top 76.3% | 452 / 665 |
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
- 19 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ottawa Side Events B 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Ottawa Favourites 2024.
- 17 Sep 2023First competition: NCR Favourites 2023. A 17.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ottawa Side Events B 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ottawa Big Cubes 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Ottawa Favourites 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Carleton Place Summer 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ottawa Spring 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter C 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- NCR Favourites 2023 · 17 Sep 2023
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.
- Jonathan Proulx — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eris McElroy — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Rémi Chrétien — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.