People · United States
Ian Cawthon
4×4 · top 2.8% of 83,917 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017CAWT01
Ian Cawthon has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.97, set at Cube More in Taylor 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 457th in the United States. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2017, he has put 431 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.24 in February 2017 to 9.97, a 48% improvement. Ian has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 29.97 | 38.28 | top 2.8% | 457 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 9.97 | 11.38 | top 7.4% | 4,050 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.80 | 1:15.75 | top 10.8% | 839 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.84 | 7.79 | top 12.2% | 3,179 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.51 | 6.85 | top 14.5% | 2,266 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 4.40 | top 14.7% | 5,760 / 40,951 | |
| 6×6 | 2:08.62 | 2:16.54 | top 14.7% | 532 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:36.89 | 3:43.99 | top 22.2% | 634 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.61 | 23.53 | top 24.9% | 3,215 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.45 | 1:53.40 | top 39.5% | 2,846 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 15.00 | 16.95 | top 48.0% | 3,892 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 1:25.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,392 / 6,743 |
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
- 5 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2025.
- 14 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at The Heart of Texas Fall 2025.
- 1 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Cube More in Taylor 2025.
- 1 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cube More in Taylor 2025.
- 16 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Simple in Temple 2025.
- 27 Apr 2018Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- The Heart of Texas Fall 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Houston Back to School 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube More in Taylor 2025 · 1 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Simple in Temple 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018 · 27 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- South East Texas Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Longhorn Cube Day 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017 · 9 Jun 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Dallas Winter Variation 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
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.
- RJ Gohn — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Jason Lee — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dylan Miller — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.97 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.