People · United States
Conor Rugani
3×3 · top 7.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026RUGA01
Conor Rugani has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Vegas Cubing Fall 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,033rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2026, he has put 177 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.02 in March 2026 to 9.91, a 24% improvement. Conor has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.91 | 12.26 | top 7.2% | 4,033 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 10.26 | top 24.8% | 6,875 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 5.31 | top 26.3% | 10,516 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 10.29 | top 32.3% | 5,467 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.18 | 34.94 | top 34.8% | 4,653 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.00 | 3:04.32 | top 37.7% | 2,771 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 15.94 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,351 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.52 | 1:37.46 | top 60.4% | 10,627 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,812 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,767 / 6,846 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Vegas Cubing Fall 2026.
- 21 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026.
- 23 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 22 Mar 2026First competition: Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026. A 13.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Fall 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026 · 19 Apr 2026
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
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.
- Emily Belyea — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Sree Dacharla — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Mahvi — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.