People · United States
Kieran Gallagher-Smeby
3×3 · top 15.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024GALL39
Kieran Gallagher-Smeby has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.51, set at SPAMTown IV MN 2026, puts him in the top 15.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,378th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since October 2024, he has put 271 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.91 in October 2024 to 12.51, a 66% improvement. Kieran has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 12.51 | 15.23 | top 15.7% | 8,378 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.58 | 10.09 | top 16.9% | 4,498 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.06 | 8.27 | top 26.2% | 4,262 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 5.76 | top 29.6% | 11,738 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.24 | 31.00 | top 37.4% | 4,983 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.20 | 2:03.33 | top 42.7% | 3,106 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.35 | 1:19.69 | top 43.2% | 7,122 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 14.11 | 18.84 | top 44.3% | 3,558 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.98 | — | top 66.7% | 5,820 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.69 | — | top 88.5% | 5,960 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,801 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:26.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,055 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 8:34.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,144 / 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
- 25 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at SPAMTown IV MN 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Minnesota Championship 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2025.
- 22 Aug 2025Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.18 at Racing in Rosemount 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Racing in Rosemount 2025.
Competitions
- SPAMTown IV MN 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Racing in Rosemount 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 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.
- Kaius Young — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 71 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lisa Kucala — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.