People · United States
Ian Kleppinger
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023KLEP02
Ian Kleppinger has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,190th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2023, he has put 640 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.18 in December 2023 to 7.52, an 18% improvement. Ian has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 7.52 | 8.63 | top 2.0% | 1,190 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 33.35 | 38.95 | top 5.2% | 810 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.14 | 3.65 | top 5.7% | 2,292 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.41 | 1:18.88 | top 8.7% | 674 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.63 | 7.37 | top 11.0% | 2,854 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.71 | 6.72 | top 16.0% | 2,518 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.19 | 1:25.48 | top 17.0% | 1,158 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 19.43 | 23.42 | top 26.6% | 1,749 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.23 | 24.97 | top 26.7% | 3,444 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 12.13 | 14.01 | top 35.6% | 2,821 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.26 | 3:42.30 | top 56.4% | 2,134 / 4,196 |
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
- 18 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Brazos Cubing Winter 2026.
- 1 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Six personal bests in one day at Austin Cubing Limits Winter 2025.
- 22 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2024.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Austin NxN 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Texas 2024.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Brazos Cubing Winter 2026 · 18 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Space City Fall TX 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Square-1 Showdown AZ 2025 · 18 Jul 2025
- Brazos Cubing Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Austin Cubing Limits Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Austin NxN 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Brazos Cubing Fall 2024 · 20 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Texas 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Noah Silva — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.