People · New Zealand
Rafe Silvester Sykes
Pyraminx · top 13.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2021 · 2021SYKE01
Rafe Silvester Sykes has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.12, set at Mofunland Speedcubing Singapore 2026, puts him in the top 13.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 197th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since January 2021, he has put 116 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.87 in January 2021 to 17.31, a 50% improvement. Rafe has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 9.12 | top 13.9% | 197 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 6.53 | top 29.3% | 522 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 17.31 | 20.07 | top 32.0% | 650 / 2,095 | |
| Clock | 15.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 175 / 303 | |
| Square-1 | 35.81 | — | top 59.7% | 161 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.37 | 1:13.62 | top 69.8% | 394 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.43 | 2:10.73 | top 80.0% | 577 / 722 | |
| Skewb | 19.83 | 33.35 | top 89.4% | 620 / 666 | |
| 5×5 | 4:27.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 337 / 355 |
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
- 12 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.31 at Odd July Singapore 2026.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.73 at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 9 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 8 Jan 2021First competition: A New Year in Auckland 2021. A 34.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mofunland Speedcubing Singapore 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Aug Even 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Odd July Singapore 2026 · 12 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC World 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021
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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.