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Paul Seaman
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013SEAM01
Paul Seaman has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.80, set at Apple Cider Open MA 2024, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,782nd in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since January 2013, he has put 513 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.88 in January 2013 to 9.80, an 81% improvement. Paul has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.80 | 12.57 | top 6.9% | 3,782 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.37 | top 19.2% | 7,537 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.96 | 28.00 | top 23.1% | 2,969 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 51.25 | 58.43 | top 26.3% | 4,039 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.41 | 1:52.68 | top 34.2% | 2,719 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.00 | 11.17 | top 44.8% | 12,893 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,661 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 9.67 | 13.49 | top 52.9% | 9,528 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,353 / 4,196 |
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
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Apple Cider Open MA 2024.
- 7 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Empire State Fall 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Amherst Open 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at New York Championship 2022.
- 13 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hudson Valley Summer 2019.
Competitions
- A Monday in Ashfield 2024 · 30 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Apple Cider Open MA 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Northampton Fall B 2023 · 5 Nov 2023
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
- Troy Story 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Loon Cubikon 2022 · 20 Nov 2022
- Empire State Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Amherst Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing in Beverly 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
- Granite State 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Winter 2020 · 12 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Colonie Spring 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Northeastern Fall 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwich Summer 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2013 · 9 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Monmouth County Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Charles Amarello — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.