People · Australia
Rory Watson
2×2 · top 48.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024WATS01
Rory Watson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.75, set at North-East Melbourne March Saturday 2026, puts him in the top 48.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,807th in Australia. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 69 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.00 in January 2024 to 25.41, a 38% improvement. Rory has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.75 | 10.14 | top 48.2% | 3,807 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 25.41 | 30.04 | top 53.5% | 5,649 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.50 | 15.51 | top 64.0% | 3,824 / 5,993 |
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
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.41 at Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2025.
- 19 Jan 2024First competition: Melbourne Summer 2024. A 41.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North-East Melbourne March Saturday 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024
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.
- Jonah Asher Preiss Walker — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Wakelin — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Kao — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.