People · United Kingdom
Robbie Cairns
3×3 · top 6.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014CAIR01
Robbie Cairns has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.48, set at FME & Cubo y Calla 2016, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 468th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2014, he has put 311 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.52 in July 2014 to 9.48, a 69% improvement. Robbie has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 12.34 | top 6.1% | 468 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 4.04 | 7.90 | top 11.2% | 258 / 2,439 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 4.49 | top 16.4% | 967 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.66 | 9.67 | top 17.5% | 687 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 49.46 | 53.51 | top 24.1% | 540 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.67 | 26.91 | top 33.4% | 603 / 1,861 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 181 / 372 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.71 | 2:11.27 | top 49.8% | 624 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 2:58.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 862 / 998 |
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
- 19 Nov 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at FME & Cubo y Calla 2016.
- 23 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Open 2016.
- 28 Nov 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Minyons de Terrassa Open 2015.
- 12 Sep 2015First sub-15 3×3: 11.23 at Barcelona FME Open 2015.
- 12 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Barcelona FME Open 2015.
- 28 Feb 2015First sub-30 3×3: 16.08 at Montgròs Open 2015.
Competitions
- Bristol August 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- FME & Cubo y Calla 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Open 2016 · 23 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Minyons de Terrassa Open 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Barcelona FME Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Montgròs Open 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Les Santes Open 2014 · 18 Jul 2014
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.
- Pau Vela García — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Daniel Cofreces Jaureguizar — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sergi Sabat — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.