People · United States
Ira John Dalbom
2×2 · top 20.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025DALB01
Ira John Dalbom has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.52, set at Wichita Air Capital Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 20.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,023rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2025, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.95 in February 2026 to 3.52, a 29% improvement. Ira has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 3.52 | 5.54 | top 20.5% | 8,023 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.21 | 20.38 | top 21.7% | 11,742 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.62 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,073 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.63 | 49.95 | top 67.6% | 9,645 / 15,683 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.21 at Wichita Air Capital Cubing 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.67 at Wichita Art Museum 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025First competition: Kansas Air Capital Cubing 2025. A 26.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wichita Air Capital Cubing 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wichita Art Museum 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansas Air Capital Cubing 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
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.
- Brayden Oetting — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lydia Workman — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin J. Dunn — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.