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Ryan Budz
3×3 · top 18.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026BUDZ01
Ryan Budz has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.13, set at Illini Cubers Spring 2026, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,750th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.08 in January 2026 to 13.13, a 13% improvement. Ryan 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 | 13.13 | 15.76 | top 18.0% | 9,750 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.20 | 1:02.93 | top 59.5% | 8,451 / 15,900 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.20 at UIUC Spring 2026.
- 29 Jan 2026First competition: Illini Cubers Winter 2026. A 16.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Illini Cubers Spring 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Illini Cubers Winter 2026 · 29 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best 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.
- Kit Clement — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zennan Zuiker — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Zhao — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,866 people have one; it is 6.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.