People · Canada
Colin Taylor
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024TAYL03
Colin Taylor has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at Brampton Summer 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 188th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2024, he has put 223 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.57 in February 2024 to 1.66, a 64% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 2.14 | top 2.9% | 188 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 12.04 | top 6.3% | 602 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.29 | 6.72 | top 15.0% | 595 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 5.50 | 7.10 | top 22.0% | 516 / 2,907 | |
| Clock | 10.12 | 12.83 | top 25.7% | 232 / 1,029 | |
| 4×4 | 56.63 | 1:01.58 | top 32.7% | 860 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.12 | 2:06.31 | top 41.6% | 447 / 1,375 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.99 | 1:57.35 | top 44.7% | 567 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.26 | 36.85 | top 47.2% | 1,093 / 2,620 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Ten personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First competition: Greater Toronto 2024. A 16.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brampton Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Favourites Fall 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 10 personal bests set
- Pickering Mini Morning 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Appleby Summer 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Greater Toronto 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Abdullah Gulab — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Nathan Glajch — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lucas Nieuwland — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.