People · Canada
Rowan Steele
3×3 · top 15.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023STEE06
Rowan Steele has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.51, set at Waterloo Spring 2026, puts him in the top 15.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,503rd in Canada. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 90 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.34 in September 2023 to 12.51, a 59% improvement. Rowan 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.51 | 17.05 | top 15.7% | 1,503 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 13.57 | top 22.0% | 943 / 4,913 | |
| Square-1 | 22.20 | 37.50 | top 33.0% | 291 / 973 | |
| 2×2 | 4.73 | 5.35 | top 36.0% | 2,520 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.69 | 37.11 | top 43.7% | 999 / 2,632 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.54 | — | top 52.2% | 1,450 / 3,180 | |
| Skewb | 9.66 | 16.67 | top 52.9% | 1,458 / 2,928 | |
| Clock | 21.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 688 / 1,057 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.51 at Waterloo Spring 2026.
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Spring 2026.
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.22 at Greater Toronto 2024.
- 19 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.42 at Scarborough Fall B 2023.
- 24 Sep 2023First competition: Appleby Fall B 2023. A 30.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- ROC the Cube 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Greater Toronto 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Scarborough Fall B 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Appleby Fall B 2023 · 24 Sep 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.
- Ryan Wu — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nolan Jeanneret — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Arhaan Sareen — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.