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Sandy Russell
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026RUSS01
Sandy Russell has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.90, set at Devon Winter 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 136th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2026, he has put 151 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.85 in February 2026 to 8.53, a 13% improvement. Sandy has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.90 | 6.87 | top 3.3% | 136 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 | 8.53 | 11.11 | top 3.8% | 310 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 3.82 | top 4.7% | 341 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 38.76 | 43.35 | top 10.7% | 258 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.86 | 25.30 | top 20.2% | 385 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.69 | 1:30.27 | top 24.0% | 325 / 1,167 | |
| Skewb | 6.44 | 10.25 | top 29.3% | 700 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 11.48 | 13.15 | top 32.4% | 434 / 1,255 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.85 | 3:03.08 | top 40.1% | 249 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 5:29.79 | 5:43.40 | top 59.8% | 293 / 463 | |
| Megaminx | 2:48.83 | — | top 69.9% | 818 / 998 |
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
- 7 Feb 2026First competition: Devon Winter 2026. A 10.72 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Devon Winter 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Devon Winter 2026.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Devon Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- AJ Nicholls — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Rowan Davey — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Oliver Richards — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.