People · United States
Oliver Phillips
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2021 · 2021PHIL04
Oliver Phillips has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,312th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 51 competitions since July 2021, he has put 2,087 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.84 in July 2021 to 7.66, a 45% improvement. Oliver has entered 51 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 7.66 | 9.88 | top 2.2% | 1,312 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 51.98 | 1:05.93 | top 2.3% | 185 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 29.53 | 34.34 | top 2.6% | 418 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 1:38.57 | 1:46.90 | top 3.7% | 138 / 4,196 | |
| 2×2 | 1.88 | 3.94 | top 4.0% | 1,585 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 2:37.58 | 2:50.93 | top 5.1% | 134 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 11.74 | 14.91 | top 9.3% | 665 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.39 | 6.03 | top 9.6% | 2,499 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 6.94 | 8.58 | top 10.7% | 826 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.95 | 1:25.54 | top 16.2% | 1,110 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 6.70 | top 17.9% | 2,846 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.77 | 25.50 | top 19.9% | 2,559 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 48.67 | top 23.4% | 507 / 2,040 |
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
- 22 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at SPAMtown III MN 2024.
- 7 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023.
Competitions
- Big Brain Minnesota 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Naperville Mini III 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Race the Clock MN 2025 · 27 Dec 2025
- Minnesota Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025
- Racing in Rosemount 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SPAMtown III MN 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing on Lake Superior 2024 · 22 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- 6x6 Still in a Madison Park 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rosemount Big Cubes 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Eau Claire 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024 · 3 Mar 2024
- Minnesota Leap Day 2024 · 29 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Rochester Fall 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- 7x7 in a Madison Park 2022 · 25 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Get to the Point 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2022 · 21 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Sioux Falls Spring 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Mini Minnesota Spring 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha A 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Wisconsin 2 2021 · 30 Oct 2021
- Copper Country Cubing Summer 2021 · 24 Jul 2021 — 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.
- Nathan Phillips — met in 464 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Nathan Rahn — met in 403 rounds, finished ahead 64 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 379 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.