People · Ireland
Dylan Grimes
2×2 · top 8.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024GRIM04
Dylan Grimes has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Meath For Mega Speed 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 128th in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2024, he has put 217 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.26 in July 2024 to 18.51, a 65% improvement. Dylan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.47 | 6.62 | top 8.7% | 128 / 1,190 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.93 | 12.84 | top 27.3% | 318 / 924 | |
| 3×3 | 18.51 | 23.35 | top 35.8% | 500 / 1,465 | |
| Skewb | 9.02 | 14.95 | top 48.6% | 316 / 632 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.13 | 1:38.85 | top 63.1% | 332 / 586 | |
| Clock | 21.48 | 24.03 | top 68.8% | 250 / 342 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Gort-a Go Fast 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.51 at Cork Spring 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Lets Go Carlow 2026.
- 15 Feb 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.30 at Marble City Cubing IE 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Midlands Mix-up 2024. A 52.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Meath For Mega Speed 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCD Cube Days 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Gort-a Go Fast 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lets Go Carlow 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Pick 'N' Mix 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Belfast Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Marble City Cubing IE 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Don't Fail Kinsale 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- Meath for Speed 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Midlands Mix-up 2024 · 20 Jul 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.
- Lucas Patrick Dowling — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Timmons — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oisín Olwill — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.