People · United Kingdom
Seth Malachy Wilson Paterson
Clock · top 1.0% of 32,048 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023PATE54
Seth Malachy Wilson Paterson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 3.19, set at Farewell Strathclyde University 2026, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in the United Kingdom. Until May 2021, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2023, he has put 697 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.89 in September 2023 to 8.53, a 61% improvement. Seth has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 3.19 | 4.24 | top 1.0% | 23 / 1,232 | |
| 2×2 | 1.40 | 2.85 | top 1.7% | 138 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 8.53 | 11.39 | top 3.8% | 304 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.49 | 5.14 | top 5.4% | 206 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 3.77 | 7.13 | top 9.4% | 210 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.44 | 22.75 | top 13.7% | 259 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 46.35 | 52.24 | top 20.0% | 447 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.95 | 2:00.63 | top 40.3% | 450 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.43 | 2:11.34 | top 44.3% | 547 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 34.73 | 42.98 | top 58.0% | 494 / 778 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Farewell Strathclyde University 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.53 at Edinburgh Autumn 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Autumn 2025.
- 30 May 2025Six personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Farewell Strathclyde University 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Clock Day 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Favourites Evening VI 2026 · 17 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Falkirk Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Edinburgh Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 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 Eckersley — met in 138 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Jamie Haazen — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead 67 times
- Bella Campbell — met in 129 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.