People · New Zealand
Ollie Kimber
Pyraminx · top 2.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024KIMB04
Ollie Kimber has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at New Zealand Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59th in New Zealand. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since May 2024, he has put 680 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.04 in May 2024 to 8.51, a 50% improvement. Ollie has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.57 | 5.01 | top 2.4% | 59 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 8.51 | 12.05 | top 3.8% | 108 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 3.67 | top 4.4% | 110 / 1,615 | |
| Clock | 7.48 | 9.43 | top 12.9% | 64 / 303 | |
| 4×4 | 45.39 | 56.00 | top 18.8% | 135 / 722 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.95 | 1:46.74 | top 33.3% | 123 / 283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.41 | 32.90 | top 37.9% | 205 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.69 | 2:25.30 | top 59.2% | 208 / 355 |
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
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Christchurch Autumn 2026.
- 10 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at NZ South Island Championship 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.51 at NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025.
- 2 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Queenspark O'Clock 2025.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026
- Christchurch Autumn 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Riccarton Newcomer Rumble 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Twisty Te Raekura 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hurry Up Halswell 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Queenspark O'Clock 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Keep Christchurch Complex 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Christchurch Quirky 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- Oamaru Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Quick Solving at Cobham 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Fast Solves in Fendalton 2024 · 18 May 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.
- Daniel Fraser — met in 141 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Connor Johnson — met in 138 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bryn Gordon — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.