People · United States
Stu Erickson
3×3 · top 7.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018ERIC01
Stu Erickson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Hendersonville Winter 2018, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,033rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2018, he has put 178 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Stu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 11.84 | top 7.2% | 4,033 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 5.15 | top 10.7% | 4,262 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.19 | 23.00 | top 15.6% | 2,045 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 47.91 | 51.82 | top 22.1% | 3,398 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | 14.92 | top 22.8% | 6,258 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.38 | 1:36.85 | top 26.8% | 2,123 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:00.95 | 3:21.01 | top 41.6% | 1,552 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.35 | 2:12.67 | top 42.9% | 3,201 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 8.24 | 12.40 | top 43.2% | 7,686 / 19,164 | |
| 7×7 | 4:48.60 | 5:09.25 | top 47.4% | 1,399 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 18.44 | 19.14 | top 60.1% | 5,198 / 9,172 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at The Last Frontier AK Fall 2026.
- 3 Feb 2018First competition: Hendersonville Winter 2018. A 13.10 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Hendersonville Winter 2018.
Competitions
- The Last Frontier AK Fall 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Carolina Cubers United 2018 · 12 May 2018
- Hendersonville Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Silas Starling — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zachary Ochs — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.