People · Canada
Russell Ansems
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023ANSE02
Russell Ansems has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.72, set at Halifax Fall 2025, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2023, he has put 214 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.04 in February 2023 to 7.72, a 15% improvement. Russell 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.72 | 9.18 | top 2.3% | 235 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.24 | 7.77 | top 8.9% | 322 / 4,913 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.11 | top 13.7% | 926 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.44 | 27.31 | top 13.8% | 296 / 2,632 | |
| Clock | 8.71 | 10.99 | top 18.4% | 155 / 1,057 | |
| Square-1 | 18.69 | 24.86 | top 25.0% | 216 / 973 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:08.15 | — | early days — 3 solves | 127 / 362 | |
| Skewb | 7.44 | 10.37 | top 37.1% | 928 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.64 | 1:19.66 | top 48.5% | 1,343 / 3,180 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 562 / 1,393 |
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
- 16 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Halifax Fall 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Six personal bests in one day at Maritimes 2025.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Waterloo Favourites A 2023. A 9.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Halifax Fall 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Maritimes 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Halifax Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Halifax Fall 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- Halifax Favourites 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Waterloo Favourites A 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.
- Nathan Terpstra — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Evan Meunier — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Gavin Case — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.