People · United States
Oliver Platt
Skewb · top 4.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024PLAT06
Oliver Platt has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.91, set at Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 708th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2024, he has put 171 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.36 in October 2024 to 9.20, a 26% improvement. Oliver has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.91 | 4.37 | top 4.6% | 708 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 9.20 | 11.31 | top 5.3% | 2,986 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 7.75 | top 15.9% | 4,201 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.41 | top 18.3% | 7,152 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 55.56 | 59.98 | top 31.4% | 4,962 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 13.00 | 16.64 | top 39.6% | 3,151 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.06 | 42.57 | top 51.3% | 7,081 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:31.80 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,689 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 51.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,109 / 6,743 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.20 at Wakefield MA Spring 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wakefield MA Spring 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026.
- 16 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Loon Cubikon NH 2025.
- 27 Oct 2024First competition: Quick in Quincy 2024. A 12.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wakefield MA Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkshires Cube Day at BART 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Loon Cubikon NH 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Westerly RI 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- The Battle of Lexington 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Quick in Quincy 2024 · 27 Oct 2024
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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Andron-Silva — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Durette — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.