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Sandy Russell
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026RUSS01
Sandy Russell has been competing for 7 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 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 134th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 110 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Sandy has entered two competitions.
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% | 134 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 3.82 | top 4.7% | 338 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 9.85 | 11.11 | top 7.0% | 516 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 38.76 | 43.35 | top 10.6% | 251 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.86 | 25.30 | top 20.1% | 384 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.32 | 1:43.01 | top 26.7% | 350 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 6.44 | 10.25 | top 29.2% | 688 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 11.48 | 13.15 | top 32.5% | 432 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.85 | 3:03.08 | early days — 3 solves | 245 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 5:29.79 | 5:43.40 | early days — 3 solves | 290 / 459 | |
| Megaminx | 2:48.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 787 / 966 |
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
- 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.
- Rowan Davey — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Oliver Richards — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Edward Francis — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.