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Ricí O'Connell
Pyraminx · top 1.6% of 130,891 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 130,891 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 7 competitions since January 2024, he has put 218 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.63 in January 2024 to 7.36, a 75% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 5.92 | top 1.6% | 24 / 924 | |
| 3×3 | 7.36 | 8.31 | top 1.8% | 34 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 3.06 | top 3.1% | 56 / 1,190 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 7.76 | top 14.4% | 106 / 632 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.59 | 22.67 | top 19.5% | 70 / 454 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Dublin Autumn Solving 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 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.
- Lucas Patrick Dowling — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ben Timmons — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- William Carey — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.