People · United States
Colin McCarthy
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024MCCA09
Colin McCarthy has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.14, set at Ohio State Winter 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,720th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since November 2024, he has put 303 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.12 in November 2024 to 8.14, a 33% improvement. Colin has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.14 | 10.15 | top 3.0% | 1,720 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 32.68 | 39.29 | top 4.7% | 743 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.57 | 1:16.44 | top 5.8% | 479 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:16.40 | 2:26.58 | top 18.7% | 662 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:00.12 | 4:02.25 | top 30.8% | 858 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 3:41.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,911 / 7,841 |
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
- 1 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Clockin Kentucky 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025.
- 3 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Northern Kentucky 2025.
- 13 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at NxNiami Valley Spring 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Return of the Ville KY 2025.
Competitions
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Ohio State Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cincinnati Cube Challenge 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Clock & 'Minx Ohio 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing by the Kings OH 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
- Cincinnati Open 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Clockin Kentucky 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Kentucky 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- NxNiami Valley Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Return of the Ville KY 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio State Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Gallop in Kentucky Winter 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Fall 2024 · 10 Nov 2024
- Buckeye Big Cubes Ohio State 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
- Braden Richards — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carson Clark (张卡森) — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.