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Paxson Courtnay
2×2 · top 18.0% of 186,767 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 18.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,054th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2023, he has put 98 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.77 in November 2023 to 16.90, a 48% improvement. Paxson 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 6.80 | top 18.0% | 7,054 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.90 | 20.96 | top 30.7% | 16,908 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.37 | 16.32 | top 48.0% | 13,862 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.31 | 2:30.46 | top 56.5% | 4,245 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 14.40 | 19.66 | top 76.3% | 14,495 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.74 | 1:10.25 | top 81.3% | 12,082 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:16.84 | — | top 83.2% | 7,639 / 9,401 |
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
- 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 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Dickman — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tyler Robinson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.