People · New Zealand
Sebastian Kimber
2×2 · top 0.55% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024KIMB05
Sebastian Kimber has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.00, set at Queenspark O'Clock 2025, puts him in the top 0.55% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in New Zealand. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since May 2024, he has put 604 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.95 in May 2024 to 9.01, a 62% improvement. Sebastian has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.00 | 2.83 | top 0.55% | 32 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 9.01 | 11.09 | top 4.9% | 122 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 3.71 | 5.98 | top 9.0% | 83 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 8.35 | top 13.2% | 185 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.22 | 35.14 | top 32.1% | 173 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.84 | 1:59.98 | top 38.6% | 130 / 283 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025.
- 31 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Hurry Up Halswell 2025.
- 13 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Oamaru Open 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Oamaru Open 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.48 at Quick Solving at Cobham 2024.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026
- Christchurch Autumn 2026 · 23 May 2026
- NZ South Island Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Riccarton Newcomer Rumble 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Twisty Te Raekura 2025 · 21 Jun 2025
- Hurry Up Halswell 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Queenspark O'Clock 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Keep Christchurch Complex 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Christchurch Quirky 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Oamaru Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Quick Solving at Cobham 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Fast Solves in Fendalton 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 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.
- Daniel Fraser — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Connor Johnson — met in 119 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bryn Gordon — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.