People · New Zealand
Richie Gill
3×3 · top 34.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018GILL07
Richie Gill has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.09, set at NZ North Island Championship 2026, puts him in the top 34.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 700th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since September 2018, he has put 161 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.64 in September 2018 to 18.09, a 46% improvement. Richie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.09 | 25.20 | top 34.4% | 700 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 6.50 | 8.31 | top 55.9% | 947 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.13 | 15.09 | top 61.5% | 770 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.04 | 1:39.11 | top 64.3% | 453 / 722 | |
| Skewb | 13.04 | 16.04 | top 70.8% | 494 / 666 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.12 | 3:21.59 | top 74.7% | 264 / 355 | |
| 7×7 | 8:50.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 121 / 126 | |
| 6×6 | 6:56.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 142 / 149 | |
| Megaminx | 5:37.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 284 / 283 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 27 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.09 at NZ North Island Championship 2026.
- 27 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2026.
- 12 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 22 Sep 2019First sub-30 3×3: 20.95 at Tohoku 2019.
- 15 Sep 2018First competition: Tohoku 2018. A 33.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welcome Back Hamilton 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2026 · 27 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Drury Summer 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tohoku 2019 · 22 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tohoku 2018 · 15 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.
- Ashley Foster — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuki Gao — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.09 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.