People · United States
Ian Masao Monson
2×2 · top 3.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024MONS01
Ian Masao Monson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.79, set at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,422nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since January 2024, he has put 427 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.78 in January 2024 to 11.02, a 34% improvement. Ian has entered 15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 3.03 | top 3.6% | 1,422 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.02 | 11.88 | top 10.6% | 5,803 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.26 | 6.56 | top 12.8% | 1,998 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.88 | 8.11 | top 19.1% | 5,184 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.62 | 30.68 | top 30.5% | 3,998 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.03 | 1:22.39 | top 43.0% | 7,161 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 15.26 | 17.38 | top 48.9% | 4,099 / 9,172 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Utah Ice Cubing 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Back to School Utah 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Back to School Utah 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Back to School Utah 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First competition: Utah Ice Cubing 2024. A 19.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing Classic 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis County Showdown 2025 · 6 Sep 2025
- Back to School Utah 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Tooele Open B 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Speedcubing Pride 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing with Dinosaurs Lehi 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Utah Ice Cubing 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Fork PM 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Back to School Utah 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024 · 20 Jun 2024
- Utah Ice Cubing 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Leo Williams — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Elliot Pimentel — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.