People · Ireland
Richard Ellis Gbessia
3×3 · top 23.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023GBES01
Richard Ellis Gbessia has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.69, set at PBs in Phibblestown 2025, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 343rd in Ireland. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 83 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.83 in July 2023 to 14.69, a 33% improvement. Richard 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.69 | 16.70 | top 23.5% | 343 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 7.25 | top 37.0% | 470 / 1,190 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.14 | 1:23.28 | top 47.1% | 230 / 586 | |
| Skewb | 9.44 | 13.80 | top 51.5% | 336 / 632 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.84 | 2:27.20 | top 60.0% | 177 / 300 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.86 | 30.92 | top 66.3% | 663 / 924 |
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
- 15 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.69 at PBs in Phibblestown 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at PBs in Phibblestown 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.63 at Cork Spring 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cork Spring 2025.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Solving by the Shannon 2023. A 24.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PBs in Phibblestown 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023 · 6 Aug 2023
- Solving by the Shannon 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Logan Tully — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Timmons — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cillian Hainbach — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.69 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.