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Ricí O'Connell
Pyraminx · top 1.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024OCON01
Ricí O'Connell has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.25, set at Roscommon Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in Ireland. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 179 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.63 in January 2024 to 8.37, a 72% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.25 | 6.67 | top 1.6% | 24 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 8.37 | 9.49 | top 3.5% | 59 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 1.92 | 3.06 | top 4.2% | 77 / 1,163 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 7.76 | top 14.4% | 104 / 624 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.27 | 22.67 | top 21.2% | 75 / 448 |
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
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Roscommon Cubing 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.43 at Gort-a Go Fast 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Gort-a Go Fast 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.67 at Solving by the Barrow 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Solving by the Barrow 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.94 at Dublin Autumn Solving 2025.
Competitions
- Roscommon Cubing 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Solving by the Barrow 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Autumn Solving 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 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.
- Tymon Szalinski — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Ben Timmons — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Lucas Patrick Dowling — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.