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Riley Gardner
Pyraminx · top 16.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023GARD02
Riley Gardner has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.49, set at Vancouver Southlands Sprint 2024, puts him in the top 16.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 657th in Canada. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 194 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.97 in February 2023 to 5.49, a 54% improvement. Riley has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.49 | 9.85 | top 16.4% | 657 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 4.44 | 6.50 | top 32.2% | 2,195 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 18.03 | 23.20 | top 34.2% | 3,366 / 10,392 | |
| Clock | 20.66 | 22.30 | top 66.6% | 647 / 1,029 | |
| Skewb | 12.26 | 19.94 | top 67.3% | 1,918 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.24 | 2:03.45 | top 77.4% | 2,297 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.88 | 1:34.29 | top 87.6% | 2,203 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 5:28.63 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,453 / 1,499 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Fall 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.03 at Canadian Prairie Championship 2024.
- 2 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Canadian Prairie Championship 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Southlands Sprint 2024.
- 13 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Sleepless in Seattle 2023. A 29.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- What Are the Odds Coquitlam 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Richmond Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Southlands Sprint 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Richmond 2023 · 14 May 2023
- Cubing on Par B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023
- Sleepless in Seattle 2023 · 18 Feb 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.
- Peter Barnwell — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Siwen Wang (王思文) — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.