People · Canada
Paul Ellement
2×2 · top 1.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016ELLE01
Paul Ellement has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.23, set at Newmarket Open 2018, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 76th in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since April 2016, he has put 495 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.24 in April 2016 to 7.18, a 65% improvement. Paul has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.23 | 1.95 | top 1.1% | 76 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 7.18 | 8.70 | top 1.5% | 154 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.27 | 15.54 | top 3.4% | 73 / 2,620 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.05 | 5.77 | top 3.8% | 132 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 4.05 | 5.95 | top 11.2% | 236 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 43.66 | 49.16 | top 16.6% | 419 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.54 | 1:40.71 | top 26.6% | 246 / 1,375 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 94 / 283 | |
| Square-1 | 29.53 | 35.39 | top 48.5% | 419 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.57 | 2:55.17 | top 71.1% | 955 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:15.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 286 / 351 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 4 cubes · 40:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 111 / 112 |
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
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at No 3x3x3 Waterloo 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Spring 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Niagara Select 2018.
- 15 Jul 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Newmarket Open 2017.
Competitions
- Défi Jeunesse Montréal 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Waterloo 2018 · 3 Jun 2018
- No 3x3x3 Waterloo 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakville Limited Spring 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Niagara Select 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- London Limited Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
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.
- Leo Min-Bedford — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Ryan Minjun Cho — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.