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Paxton Ownby

2×2 · top 20.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026OWNB01

Paxton Ownby has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.56, set at Davis County Showdown 2026, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,206th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2026, he has put 80 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.75 in February 2026 to 19.48, a 24% improvement. Paxton has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 20.9% of 186,767 all-time
3.56
signature single · Davis County Showdown 2026
80
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×23.566.40
top 20.9%8,206 / 40,951
3×319.4821.29
top 38.5%21,732 / 59,724
Skewb7.9911.00
top 41.2%7,157 / 18,907
3×3 one-handed34.4746.09
top 56.3%7,822 / 15,683
Pyraminx10.7412.07
top 58.6%17,196 / 28,708
4×41:40.68
early days — 2 solves12,764 / 19,072
Square-11:16.92
early days — 1 solve6,226 / 6,743

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

Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2026: 25.75Utah Newcomers 2026: 25.94Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026: 24.93Davis County Showdown 2026: 19.48Wild West Wyoming 2026: 19.9519.4825.9421 Feb 202625 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.48 away.

Targets move as he improves.