People · Australia
Paul Elder
Pyraminx · top 23.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024ELDE01
Paul Elder has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.43, set at Unley Spring 2024, puts him in the top 23.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,179th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 114 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.30 in March 2024 to 18.34, a 21% improvement. Paul has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.43 | 11.73 | top 23.3% | 1,179 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 18.34 | 21.68 | top 35.1% | 3,385 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 5.52 | 6.35 | top 45.5% | 3,581 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.12 | 50.31 | top 53.6% | 1,251 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,364 / 3,051 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2026.
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.96 at All Welcome Adelaide 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Unley Spring 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: All Welcome Adelaide 2024. A 32.91 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.30 at All Welcome Adelaide 2024.
Competitions
- Adelaide Summer 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- All Welcome Adelaide 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Summer 2025 · 10 Jan 2025
- Unley Spring 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- All Welcome Adelaide 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Dallas McNeil — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nathanial Taylor — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adrian Oon — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.