People · United States
Ian Bourn
3×3 · top 0.67% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009BOUR01
Ian Bourn has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.28, set at Marietta the Gathering 2026, puts him in the top 0.67% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 442nd in the United States. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since June 2009, he has put 722 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.77 in June 2009 to 6.28, an 86% improvement. Ian has entered 23 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 | 6.28 | 8.41 | top 0.67% | 442 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 28.65 | 29.85 | top 2.1% | 346 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.35 | 18.78 | top 8.8% | 1,179 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.32 | 1:14.32 | top 10.5% | 819 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 4.89 | top 20.3% | 7,971 / 40,951 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.21 | 2:47.15 | top 26.2% | 926 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.73 | 1:45.74 | top 35.6% | 2,544 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 4:21.56 | 4:37.84 | top 38.2% | 1,071 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | top 44.7% | 969 / 2,040 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.28 | 21.87 | top 68.9% | 20,407 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 15.91 | 24.50 | top 81.1% | 15,507 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 32.93 | 38.13 | top 87.8% | 7,814 / 8,927 |
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 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Atomic Fools 2017.
- 29 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 31 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 21 Sep 2013Five personal bests in one day at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Five personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at United States National Championships 2012.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Georgia Tech Tuesday Tiny I 2026 · 14 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Marietta the Gathering 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Atomic Cubing Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Atomic Cubing Spring 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chiawana Cubing 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Atomic Fools 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Kanto Winter 2012 · 22 Dec 2012
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Couve Cubing 2012 · 5 May 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Lynden Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Horizons Open 2009 · 20 Jun 2009
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.
- Kevin Hays — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Reynolds — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Luke Tycksen — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 3.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.