People · Canada
Xavier Saunders
3×3 blindfolded · top 2.0% of 12,178 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023SAUN07
Xavier Saunders has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 21.90, set at No Peeking Calgary 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Canada. Until November 2014, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2023, he has put 23 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 blindfolded best has come down from 37.98 in December 2023 to 21.90, a 42% improvement. Xavier has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 21.90 | 43.58 | top 2.0% | 7 / 351 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 9 of 13 cubes · 44:08 | — | top 38.1% | 40 / 112 |
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 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2025.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2023.
Competitions
- No Peeking Calgary 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Saskatoon Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Among the Drumheller Dinosaurs 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
- I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2023 · 16 Dec 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.
- Rex Kotovich — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Cooper Kurata — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Danny Buschert — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 166 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.