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Tony Pupp
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023PUPP01
Tony Pupp has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,297th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2023, he has put 150 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.15 in August 2023 to 9.44, a 45% improvement. Tony has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.44 | 11.07 | top 5.9% | 3,297 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 2.97 | top 8.6% | 3,389 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 8.42 | top 15.2% | 3,984 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.50 | 10.01 | top 29.7% | 4,881 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.73 | 1:46.85 | top 34.5% | 2,446 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 16.17 | 18.92 | top 52.5% | 4,306 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,709 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 13,644 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:39.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,235 / 9,401 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Six personal bests in one day at Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026.
- 12 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Green Bay 2023.
- 12 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Green Bay 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023. A 19.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024
- Eau Claire 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Green Bay 2023 · 12 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- North Woods 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Phillips — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.