People · United Kingdom
Rhys Paterson
3×3 · top 26.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023PATE10
Rhys Paterson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.65, set at Falkirk Open 2026, puts him in the top 26.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,760th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 95 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.84 in January 2023 to 15.65, a 49% improvement. Rhys 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.65 | 20.36 | top 26.6% | 1,760 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.68 | 7.72 | top 35.2% | 1,864 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.09 | 1:46.96 | top 68.7% | 1,518 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 3:26.68 | 3:36.38 | top 85.7% | 1,072 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 19.19 | 21.96 | top 88.3% | 2,180 / 2,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.96 | 26.25 | top 89.7% | 3,435 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:26.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,796 / 1,851 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.65 at Falkirk Open 2026.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.26 at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
- 27 Jan 2023First competition: Glasgow Winter 2023. A 30.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Falkirk Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Glasgow Winter 2023 · 27 Jan 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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Eckersley — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.