People · United States
Rusty A. Ray
3×3 · top 20.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018RAYR01
Rusty A. Ray has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.81, set at Middle Georgia Summer Solving 2026, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,135th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2018, he has put 72 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.69 in May 2018 to 13.81, a 26% improvement. Rusty has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.81 | 14.91 | top 20.4% | 11,135 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.33 | 8.73 | top 22.5% | 6,163 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 6.05 | 25.94 | top 26.2% | 4,314 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.00 | 1:15.37 | top 45.0% | 7,566 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.68 | 2:19.41 | top 45.6% | 3,432 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 16.69 | 18.21 | top 54.4% | 4,637 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.29 | 44.19 | top 62.9% | 9,003 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 4:46.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,191 / 4,262 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at Middle Georgia Summer Solving 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Middle Georgia Summer Solving 2026.
- 24 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at The Loveliest Solves on the Plains Auburn 2026.
- 19 May 2018First competition: Pyra Pandemonium 2018. A 18.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Middle Georgia Summer Solving 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- The Loveliest Solves on the Plains Auburn 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Pyra Pandemonium 2018 · 19 May 2018
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 Mullen — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nate Hunter — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Fred Johnson — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.