People · United States
Ridge Linford
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024LINF02
Ridge Linford has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Fall Bozeman 2024, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,103rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 95 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.01 in April 2024 to 14.26, a 16% improvement. Ridge has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 3.72 | top 7.9% | 3,103 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.61 | 8.92 | top 17.2% | 4,550 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.26 | 16.88 | top 21.9% | 11,828 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 11.82 | 12.74 | top 65.1% | 12,120 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,316 / 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
- 26 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at Utah Valley Open 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First competition: Idaho Spring Speedcubing Spectacular 2024. A 20.16 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.01 at Idaho Spring Speedcubing Spectacular 2024.
Competitions
- Rexburg Rumble 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Fall Bozeman 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Valley Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Snake River Speedsolving 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho Spring Speedcubing Spectacular 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Landon Linford — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Cade Beck — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Damian Wilding — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.