People · New Zealand
Spencer Rangihaeata
3×3 · top 15.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016RANG03
Spencer Rangihaeata has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.51, set at Wellington Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 15.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 328th in New Zealand. Across 12 competitions since May 2016, he has put 321 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.80 in May 2016 to 12.51, a 37% improvement. Spencer has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.51 | 15.06 | top 15.7% | 328 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 5.23 | top 19.2% | 360 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.09 | 10.68 | top 37.0% | 500 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.85 | 1:16.48 | top 38.6% | 248 / 745 | |
| Skewb | 7.95 | 9.74 | top 41.0% | 301 / 670 | |
| Square-1 | 26.26 | 37.33 | top 42.1% | 124 / 254 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.38 | 37.05 | top 42.9% | 233 / 607 |
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
- 23 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Wellington Autumn 2026.
- 28 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Wellington Winter 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Wellington Winter 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2018.
- 8 Dec 2017Seven personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
Competitions
- Solve Well in Wellington 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Autumn 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2022 · 19 Feb 2022
- Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Winter 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SNZ Southern 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Autumn 2016 · 22 May 2016
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tom Nelson — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.