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Paxson Courtnay
2×2 · top 18.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023COUR07
Paxson Courtnay has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.32, set at SPAMTown IV MN 2026, puts him in the top 18.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,179th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 123 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.77 in November 2023 to 16.90, a 48% improvement. Paxson 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 6.80 | top 18.1% | 7,179 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 16.90 | 20.96 | top 30.8% | 17,221 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.37 | 16.32 | top 48.0% | 14,079 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.73 | 2:30.46 | top 51.7% | 3,952 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.16 | 2:44.95 | top 61.7% | 5,385 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 14.40 | 19.66 | top 76.3% | 14,698 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.74 | 1:10.25 | top 81.3% | 12,257 / 15,900 |
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
- 2 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 21.03 at The Last Frontier Summer 2024.
- 2 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.99 at The Last Frontier Summer 2024.
- 2 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at The Last Frontier Summer 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023First competition: The Last Frontier Fall 2023. A 32.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- The Last Frontier AK Fall 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lakewood Fall 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- The Last Frontier Summer 2024 · 2 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- The Last Frontier Fall 2023 · 4 Nov 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.
- Payton Corey — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Dickman — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Paul Mahvi — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.