People · Ireland
Andy Lee Mitchell
3×3 · top 5.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017MITC05
Andy Lee Mitchell has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.12, set at Dublin Autumn Solving 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in Ireland. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2017, he has put 676 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.23 in June 2017 to 9.12, a 31% improvement. Andy has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.12 | 10.93 | top 5.2% | 84 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 3.89 | top 6.3% | 96 / 1,190 | |
| 4×4 | 34.94 | 40.95 | top 6.7% | 41 / 586 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.36 | 1:20.31 | top 12.0% | 37 / 300 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 6.61 | top 12.9% | 170 / 924 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.34 | 22.00 | top 16.1% | 57 / 454 | |
| Skewb | 4.81 | 7.01 | top 16.8% | 118 / 632 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.94 | 1:43.11 | top 23.7% | 75 / 288 | |
| Square-1 | 20.03 | 27.59 | top 28.1% | 65 / 198 | |
| 6×6 | 2:35.53 | 2:51.72 | top 28.5% | 46 / 144 | |
| 7×7 | 4:20.16 | 4:39.12 | top 37.8% | 41 / 108 | |
| Clock | 15.86 | 19.44 | top 51.3% | 186 / 342 |
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
- 24 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Rubik's Irish Championship 2026.
- 24 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Irish Championship 2026.
- 22 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Ten personal bests in one day at Dublin Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First competition: Irish Championship 2017. A 13.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2026 · 24 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Go Slow in Wicklow 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- TUD Unscramble Day 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Lets Go Carlow 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Solving by the Barrow 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Meath for Speed 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Dublin Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 10 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 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.
- Alex Cullen — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 99 times · head to head
- Conor Sheridan — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Ciarán Beahan — met in 107 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.