People · United States
Isaac Taulbee
2×2 · top 4.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024TAUL01
Isaac Taulbee has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.91, set at Fall River Cubikon 2025, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,655th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2024, he has put 210 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.90 in November 2024 to 11.12, a 59% improvement. Isaac has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.91 | 4.42 | top 4.2% | 1,655 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.12 | 14.11 | top 10.9% | 5,875 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 6.84 | top 10.9% | 2,834 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 9.83 | 11.33 | top 24.2% | 1,859 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.70 | 33.00 | top 33.4% | 4,384 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 7.31 | 10.57 | top 36.1% | 6,127 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.15 | 1:14.82 | top 40.8% | 6,664 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.80 | — | top 62.9% | 5,436 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:27.18 | 5:15.54 | top 73.8% | 2,916 / 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
- 22 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at New Hampshire Championship 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.57 at Skowhegan Cubikon 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Skowhegan Cubikon 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Skowhegan Cubikon 2025.
- 24 Nov 2024First competition: Loon Cubikon 2024. A 26.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Ogunquit Winter 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Skowhegan Cubikon 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Fall River Cubikon 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Loon Cubikon 2024 · 24 Nov 2024
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.
- Derek White — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Russo — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.