People · United States
TJ Waters
3×3 · top 19.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019WATE01
TJ Waters has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.50, set at Missouri Championship 2026, puts him in the top 19.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,325th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2019, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.77 in May 2019 to 13.50, a 68% improvement. TJ has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 13.50 | 18.93 | top 19.2% | 10,325 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.76 | 10.18 | top 58.4% | 23,941 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.56 | 13.39 | top 70.5% | 20,900 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 13.64 | 19.15 | top 73.4% | 13,847 / 18,907 |
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
- 7 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.50 at Missouri Championship 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.27 at COMO Cube-Off 2026.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-30 3×3: 26.69 at North Liberty 2019.
- 4 May 2019First competition: BarbeCubing Spring 2019. A 41.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Missouri Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- COMO Cube-Off 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- North Liberty 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- BarbeCubing Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019
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.
- Alexander Wheeler — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dan Smith — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Joshua Feran — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.