People · Ireland
Charlie Vaidie
3×3 · top 4.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021VAID01
Charlie Vaidie has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.01, set at Gort-a Go Fast 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in Ireland. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2021, he has put 290 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.83 in November 2021 to 9.01, a 57% improvement. Charlie has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.01 | 10.71 | top 4.9% | 78 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 4.06 | top 18.5% | 260 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.30 | 26.54 | top 18.7% | 68 / 454 | |
| 4×4 | 54.78 | 1:05.22 | top 30.6% | 148 / 586 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.83 | 2:01.01 | top 36.1% | 110 / 300 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.45 | 10.75 | top 48.6% | 510 / 924 | |
| Square-1 | 30.44 | 40.53 | top 50.2% | 103 / 198 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Gort-a Go Fast 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Solving by the Barrow 2025.
- 27 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Gort-a Go Fast 2024.
- 14 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.01 at Carquef'Open 2022.
- 16 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.13 at Paris Open 2022.
- 27 Nov 2021First competition: Tuam Re-Open Saturday 2021. A 20.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gort-a Go Fast 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Solving by the Barrow 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mayo Cubing 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCD Cube Days 2024 · 13 Apr 2024
- Gort-a Go Fast 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Tuam Open Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Angers ESEOpen 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Paris Open 2022 · 16 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Tuam Re-Open Saturday 2021 · 27 Nov 2021
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.
- William Carey — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ben Timmons — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Mary Hennessy — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.