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TJ Leing
Megaminx · top 2.4% of 35,351 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009LEIN01
TJ Leing has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 43.00, set at Northwest Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 181st in the United States. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2009, he has put 313 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:00.58 in July 2009 to 9.90, an 84% improvement. TJ has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 43.00 | 49.84 | top 2.4% | 181 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 | 9.90 | 11.13 | top 7.2% | 4,017 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.77 | 1:26.74 | top 17.5% | 1,377 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.99 | top 18.0% | 7,134 / 41,674 | |
| 6×6 | 2:17.77 | 2:28.28 | top 19.5% | 698 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 3:33.99 | 3:47.84 | top 21.2% | 606 / 3,236 | |
| 4×4 | 48.03 | 57.97 | top 22.2% | 3,417 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.93 | 27.35 | top 25.9% | 3,386 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 7.50 | 9.78 | top 37.5% | 6,500 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 16.39 | 18.93 | top 53.3% | 4,519 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 436 / 740 | |
| Square-1 | 36.63 | 47.56 | top 60.8% | 4,058 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.72 | 17.73 | top 65.4% | 19,651 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:06.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,841 / 2,128 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Northwest Championship 2026.
- 13 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Central Washington Odds 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Lakewood Fall 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Husky Pride Seattle 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 12.05 at Tacoma Winter Twisters 2024.
Competitions
- Northwest Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Central Washington Odds 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Lakewood Fall 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Husky Pride Seattle 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tacoma Winter Twisters 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Boulder 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Aurora Summer competition 2009 · 18 Jul 2009
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.
- Saharsh Sai Vontela — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Anishk Arora — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ron G. Arama — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 567 people have one; it is 3.00 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.