People · United States
Julian Reiss
2×2 · top 3.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023REIS09
Julian Reiss has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.73, set at Belmont Spring 2025, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,286th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2023, he has put 167 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.04 in December 2023 to 8.84, a 60% improvement. Julian has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 1.73 | 2.92 | top 3.3% | 1,286 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.84 | 10.89 | top 4.5% | 2,559 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.98 | 1:22.16 | top 46.9% | 7,917 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 9.75 | 12.03 | top 53.4% | 9,784 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.53 | 38.48 | top 58.3% | 8,237 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.71 | 15.00 | top 65.4% | 19,629 / 29,168 |
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 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at SacCubing XXII 2026.
- 24 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Belmont Spring 2025.
- 8 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at BASC 56 - Bay Area Side Events Day 2024.
- 4 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.50 at Berkeley Winter 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023First competition: Folsom Winter 2023. A 22.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Benicia Open II 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Berkeley Favorites 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Belmont Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 56 - Bay Area Side Events Day 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Folsom Winter 2023 · 17 Dec 2023
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Sebastian Stone — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gurshan Singh — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.