People · United States
Riley Houser
3×3 · top 33.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026HOUS03
Riley Houser has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.70, set at 3x3 in Madison 2026, puts him in the top 33.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,749th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, he has put 36 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.34 in March 2026 to 17.70, a 44% improvement. Riley has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.70 | 27.73 | top 33.3% | 18,749 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.65 | 6.47 | top 34.9% | 14,138 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,350 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 13.20 | 17.87 | top 71.6% | 13,685 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:07.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,496 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 2:23.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,431 / 19,354 |
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 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 17.70 at 3x3 in Madison 2026.
- 8 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.70 at 3x3 in Madison 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026First competition: Machesney Park Spring 2026. A 31.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 3x3 in Madison 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Machesney Park Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
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.
- Ashley Gray — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryne Grzesinski — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.70 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.