People · New Zealand
Rory Bailey
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2020 · 2020BAIL01
Rory Bailey has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.14, set at Oamaru Open 2024, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in New Zealand. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since October 2020, he has put 700 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.71 in October 2020 to 9.14, a 42% improvement. Rory has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.14 | 11.15 | top 5.2% | 124 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.75 | 6.65 | top 6.5% | 108 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 36.03 | 39.62 | top 7.7% | 69 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.94 | 22.45 | top 8.0% | 59 / 600 | |
| Skewb | 3.55 | 6.34 | top 8.0% | 74 / 666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.23 | top 9.1% | 191 / 1,615 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.16 | 1:26.16 | top 17.7% | 73 / 355 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:37.72 | — | top 25.8% | 35 / 86 | |
| Clock | 10.25 | 11.48 | top 26.4% | 106 / 303 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.00 | 1:37.27 | top 28.2% | 102 / 283 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 7 of 8 cubes · 45:59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16 / 49 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.99 | 3:32.89 | top 43.0% | 83 / 149 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.21 | 5:05.66 | top 44.2% | 71 / 126 | |
| Square-1 | 27.48 | 38.13 | top 44.5% | 129 / 251 |
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
- 28 Sep 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Oamaru Open 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Ōtepoti Big Cubes 2024.
- 19 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at NZ South Island Championship 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.28 at Lyttelton Spring 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ōtepoti Winter 2023.
- 27 Nov 2021Four personal bests in one day at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
Competitions
- NZ South Island Championship 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Oamaru Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Ōtepoti Big Cubes 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2024 · 19 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ōtepoti Winter 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Opawa Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Southern Scramble Dunedin 2021 · 10 Jul 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2021 · 17 Apr 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Wellington 2020 · 24 Oct 2020
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.
- Daniel Fraser — met in 135 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Henry Eyles — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Dwyane Ramos — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.