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Van Goudy
Pyraminx · top 7.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022GOUD05
Van Goudy has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.94, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,926th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2022, he has put 230 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.16 in December 2022 to 11.89, a 31% improvement. Van 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.94 | 6.61 | top 7.4% | 1,926 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.25 | top 10.8% | 4,298 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.89 | 12.84 | top 13.6% | 7,374 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 45.00 | 54.64 | top 18.4% | 2,819 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.17 | 7.03 | top 19.5% | 3,146 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.28 | 25.57 | top 24.0% | 3,116 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.46 | 1:32.37 | top 24.6% | 1,736 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,521 / 9,537 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026.
- 14 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cape May Summer A 2026.
- 17 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.87 at Kenosha First B 2024.
- 3 Dec 2022First competition: 2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022. A 18.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cape May Summer A 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kenosha First B 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- 2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Collin Sayers — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Abdel Issa (عبدالرحمن عيسى) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chris Chi — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.