People · United States
Julian Riggs
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021RIGG01
Julian Riggs has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.49, set at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,166th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since August 2021, he has put 370 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.44 in August 2021 to 7.49, a 76% improvement. Julian 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 | 7.49 | 9.73 | top 2.0% | 1,166 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.22 | top 2.2% | 888 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.72 | 3.57 | top 2.8% | 731 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 39.52 | 44.28 | top 11.6% | 1,712 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.12 | 7.70 | top 19.1% | 3,032 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 9.56 | 11.31 | top 22.9% | 1,758 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.40 | 1:45.72 | top 26.4% | 1,826 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.11 | 25.18 | top 29.1% | 3,756 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 26.96 | 34.63 | top 43.4% | 2,822 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.68 | — | top 52.2% | 4,394 / 9,401 |
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 Mar 2024Six personal bests in one day at New-Cumberland County 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Vermont Cubikon 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Empire State Fall Favorites 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Warwick Cube Day 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Canton Cube Day 2023.
Competitions
- DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UMBC Fall 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edgemont Cubing 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Vermont Cubikon 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Empire State Fall Favorites 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Canton Cube Day 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Empire State Winter Warmup 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2022 · 2 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Summer B 2021 · 1 Aug 2021
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.
- Panashe Sharma — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Brayden Adams — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dean Lockett — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.