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Ranson Wu Thayambath
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021THAY01
Ranson Wu Thayambath has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.95, set at Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,020th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2021, he has put 93 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.77 in November 2021 to 9.95, a 28% improvement. Ranson has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.95 | 12.26 | top 7.3% | 4,020 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.36 | 22.19 | top 24.2% | 3,104 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.28 | 4.91 | top 30.1% | 11,952 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 54.89 | 59.39 | top 30.6% | 4,826 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023.
- 20 Nov 2021First competition: Slow N Steady Fall 2021. A 13.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Owings Mills Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 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.
- Daniel Mullen — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Schock — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stephen Griggs — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.