People · Australia
Toby Close
2×2 · top 17.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023CLOS02
Toby Close has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.25, set at Queensland Open 2024, puts him in the top 17.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,324th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, he has put 74 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.87 in February 2023 to 3.25, a 45% improvement. Toby has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.25 | 4.00 | top 17.3% | 1,324 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 16.08 | 18.40 | top 28.2% | 2,654 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 6.83 | 12.20 | top 32.4% | 923 / 3,589 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.53 | 9.97 | top 40.9% | 2,268 / 6,109 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.93 at QLD State Championship 2025.
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.21 at Queensland Open 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2024.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Brisbane Summer 2023. A 32.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 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.
- Nate Garthon — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Laura Ting — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lucas Otsu — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.