People · United States
Owen McCarthy
Pyraminx · top 3.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MCCA21
Owen McCarthy has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.84, set at Cubing by the Kings OH 2025, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 829th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 218 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.05 in September 2023 to 2.57, a 37% improvement. Owen has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.84 | 4.28 | top 3.1% | 829 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.29 | 13.39 | top 8.3% | 4,584 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 3.09 | top 9.6% | 3,790 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 7.28 | 8.99 | top 12.1% | 917 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.86 | 29.16 | top 28.4% | 3,663 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 21.11 | 32.56 | top 30.4% | 1,973 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 58.09 | 1:08.84 | top 34.4% | 5,530 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 7.73 | 9.65 | top 39.3% | 6,748 / 18,907 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing by the Kings OH 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Northern Kentucky 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.47 at Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025.
- 10 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Ohio State Fall 2024.
Competitions
- Cubing by the Kings OH 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Northern Kentucky 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNiami Valley Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Ohio State Fall 2024 · 10 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mason Cube Challenge 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023 · 17 Sep 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.
- Braden Richards — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Carson Clark (张卡森) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrew Sotto — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.