People · United States
Kyle Minko
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024MINK03
Kyle Minko has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.72, set at Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,267th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2024, he has put 227 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.23 in June 2024 to 8.94, a 69% improvement. Kyle 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 3.27 | top 3.2% | 1,267 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.90 | 3.94 | top 3.3% | 884 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 8.94 | 10.84 | top 4.8% | 2,705 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 37.52 | 44.60 | top 9.4% | 1,411 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.82 | 23.66 | top 17.4% | 2,279 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 5.78 | 8.53 | top 24.2% | 3,963 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.68 | 1:36.46 | top 26.1% | 1,840 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 24.34 | 33.82 | top 37.6% | 2,484 / 6,846 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Ephrata Spring 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Ephrata Spring 2026.
- 15 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at King of Prussia Spring 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.54 at New-Cumberland County 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at New-Cumberland County 2025.
Competitions
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ephrata Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- King of Prussia Spring 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2024 · 6 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2024 · 29 Jun 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.
- Carter Strouse — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Maxwell Hillman-Freer — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.