People · Canada
Paul Omae
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023OMAE01
Paul Omae has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.52, set at Halifax Fall 2023, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 143rd in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 170 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.20 in May 2023 to 8.21, a 52% improvement. Paul 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 2.87 | top 2.2% | 143 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 8.21 | 10.68 | top 3.2% | 313 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.69 | 23.61 | top 19.7% | 424 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 47.29 | 56.39 | top 21.2% | 532 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.64 | 9.80 | top 33.2% | 1,476 / 4,858 |
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
- 16 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Halifax Fall 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Moncton Spring 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.76 at Halifax Fall 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Halifax Fall 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: Halifax Favourites 2023. A 17.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Halifax Fall 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Maritimes 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Halifax Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024
- Moncton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Halifax Fall 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Halifax Favourites 2023 · 20 May 2023
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 Terpstra — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jérôme LaRochelle — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Gavin Case — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.