People · United States
Ian Lee
3×3 · top 5.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017LEEI01
Ian Lee has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.10, set at Ohio State Summer 2025, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,908th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2017, he has put 163 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.90 in April 2017 to 9.10, a 58% improvement. Ian has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 9.10 | 10.65 | top 5.1% | 2,908 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.02 | 5.18 | top 26.8% | 10,750 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.71 | 8.53 | top 33.8% | 9,688 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 18.07 | 23.66 | top 86.3% | 16,848 / 19,164 |
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
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Michigan Mini 7 2023.
- 17 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.20 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.09 at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018.
- 8 Apr 2017First competition: Shaker Spring 2017. A 21.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 33 2025 · 24 Jul 2025
- Ohio State Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 7 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019
- Battle for Toledo 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Glass City Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Spring 2017 · 8 Apr 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.
- James Hildreth — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.