People · United Kingdom
Reuben Clow-Jones
Pyraminx · top 3.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018CLOW01
Reuben Clow-Jones has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.93, set at Leicestershire Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 142nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since September 2018, he has put 495 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.44 in September 2018 to 12.94, a 64% improvement. Reuben has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.93 | 5.16 | top 3.4% | 142 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.20 | top 5.2% | 384 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 3.82 | 6.15 | top 9.7% | 222 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 12.94 | 15.00 | top 17.2% | 1,164 / 6,689 | |
| Square-1 | 15.43 | 20.42 | top 17.4% | 171 / 778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.08 | 29.95 | top 31.7% | 578 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 12.52 | 16.72 | top 37.5% | 505 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.79 | 1:19.41 | top 43.8% | 949 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 73 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 373 / 372 |
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
- 15 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage Beginners September B 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.79 at Stevenage June 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.05 at Stevenage November 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage November 2023.
Competitions
- Corby Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Leicestershire Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Beginners September B 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Chichester Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- British Summer Open 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chester Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
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.
- Noah Calderon-Kamata — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Felix Hincks — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- James Kyoichi Curry (ジェイムス 恭一) — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.