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Philip Cuthbertson

3×3 · top 2.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018CUTH01

Philip Cuthbertson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.63, set at Swoop in Again Oxford 2023, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,329th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since October 2018, he has put 1,037 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.66 in October 2018 to 7.63, a 51% improvement. Philip has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 2.2% of 288,433 all-time
7.63
signature single · Swoop in Again Oxford 2023
1,037
official solves on the record
15%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 80% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×37.6310.89
top 2.2%1,329 / 60,666
3×3 one-handed11.9315.95
top 2.9%464 / 15,900
2×21.923.34
top 4.3%1,724 / 41,674
Pyraminx4.776.80
top 11.8%3,118 / 29,168
Megaminx1:03.861:10.88
top 12.0%834 / 8,026
Skewb4.297.44
top 13.0%2,038 / 19,164
3×3 Fewest Moves31 moves44.33
top 17.5%387 / 2,059
4×446.1550.74
top 19.8%3,043 / 19,354
5×51:21.021:36.95
top 20.1%1,589 / 9,537
Square-119.5527.99
top 27.0%1,790 / 6,846
Clock12.3214.04
top 36.5%2,965 / 9,172
7×74:28.944:51.41
top 40.8%1,178 / 3,236
6×63:03.083:23.81
top 42.6%1,594 / 4,262
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 11:20—
early days — 1 solve497 / 740

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

Flag City Fall 2018: 15.66Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018: 17.62Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019: 16.64Copper Country Cubing 2019: 12.60CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019: 13.48Mishawaka Summer 2019: 13.41Cuyahoga Cubing 2019: 14.37Copper Country Cubing Fall 2019: 12.18Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019: 13.27Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020: 11.26Pittsburgh Fall 2021: 11.38Bulldog Holiday Bash 2021: 11.63Port Huron Speedcubing 2022: 11.30Blue Water Bridge Open 2022: 10.85Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022: 11.43Cubetcha 2022: 9.99Swoop in Again Oxford 2023: 7.63Michigan Mini 9 2023: 9.66Delta County Cubing 2024: 9.04Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024: 10.22Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 9.59Plymouth Puzzle-Off 2025: 9.86Copper Country Comeback 2026: 8.657.6317.6220 Oct 201819 Sep 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-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.93 away.

Targets move as he improves.