People · Ireland
Cian Ó Flannagáin
Pyraminx · top 4.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021OFLA01
Cian Ó Flannagáin has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.32, set at UCD Cube Days 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2021, he has put 727 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.52 in November 2021 to 10.00, a 57% improvement. Cian has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.32 | 4.56 | top 4.8% | 69 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 10.00 | 11.99 | top 7.4% | 122 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.17 | top 12.4% | 173 / 1,163 | |
| Skewb | 4.50 | 9.30 | top 14.5% | 105 / 624 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.97 | 23.39 | top 15.0% | 51 / 448 | |
| Square-1 | 16.63 | 27.03 | top 20.1% | 43 / 194 | |
| Clock | 9.66 | 11.53 | top 23.4% | 87 / 331 | |
| 4×4 | 54.09 | 59.06 | top 29.7% | 141 / 579 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.83 | 1:49.09 | top 37.5% | 110 / 296 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.63 | 2:37.73 | top 56.2% | 158 / 283 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 47 / 88 | |
| 7×7 | 7:14.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 93 / 108 |
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
- 13 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at UCD Cube Days 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Tuam Winter 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Meath Autumn 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Dublin Summer Solving Saturday 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Solving by the Shannon 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Tuam Winter 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Meath Autumn 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dublin Summer Solving Saturday 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Solving by the Shannon 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Don't Lockup Loch Garman 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Sunday 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 5 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.
- Rían Burke — met in 135 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ronan Finke — met in 131 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Ben Timmons — met in 126 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.