People · Ireland
Colin Szczesny
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022SZCZ01
Colin Szczesny has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Rubik's Irish Championship 2025, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 93rd in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2022, he has put 283 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.03 in July 2022 to 9.66, a 56% improvement. Colin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.84 | top 6.2% | 93 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 | 9.66 | 12.27 | top 6.6% | 110 / 1,465 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.19 | 7.47 | top 8.7% | 117 / 924 | |
| Skewb | 5.64 | 8.46 | top 23.1% | 165 / 632 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.05 | 1:15.95 | top 47.0% | 229 / 586 | |
| Clock | 16.72 | 22.07 | top 54.5% | 198 / 342 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 281 / 454 |
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
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Rubik's Irish Championship 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's Irish Championship 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing with the Kilkenny Cats 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Don't Fail Kinsale 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.42 at Mayo Cubing 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mayo Cubing 2024.
Competitions
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Kilkenny Cats 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Castletown Showdown 2025 · 31 May 2025
- Don't Fail Kinsale 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Mayo Cubing 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Kilkenny Cats Saturday 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Tuam Open Saturday 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cats Saturday 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 3 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.
- Ben Timmons — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Simon Kelly — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Peter Taylor — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.