People · Australia
Ryan Cairns
3×3 blindfolded · top 5.8% of 12,178 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019CAIR01
Ryan Cairns has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 36.09, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Australia. Until August 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2019, he has put 334 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.24 in May 2019 to 12.51, a 46% improvement. Ryan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 36.09 | 42.80 | top 5.8% | 30 / 394 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.31 | 7.42 | top 15.1% | 730 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 12.51 | 14.91 | top 15.7% | 1,398 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 4.51 | top 21.8% | 1,675 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 6.49 | 10.03 | top 29.6% | 817 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 10 cubes · 44:40 | — | top 31.5% | 59 / 180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.68 | 34.49 | top 36.0% | 819 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 23.90 | 32.53 | top 36.6% | 349 / 899 | |
| Clock | 13.43 | 18.47 | top 41.4% | 426 / 1,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.38 | 1:18.39 | top 45.2% | 1,213 / 3,051 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:19.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 45 / 96 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.03 | — | top 55.3% | 695 / 1,277 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.06 | — | top 57.7% | 796 / 1,356 | |
| 7×7 | 6:57.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 395 / 523 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 354 / 468 | |
| 6×6 | 5:05.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 530 / 641 |
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
- 9 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 19 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at The Big Cube Melbourne 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at The Big Cube Melbourne 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Victorian Open 2023.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- The Big Cube Melbourne 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Victorian Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Side N Blind Narre Warren 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Apollo Bay Cubing 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Koalafication Melbourne 2019 · 18 May 2019
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.
- Matthew Sieredzinski — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Lennon Hughes — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Myles Jarman — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 6.09 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.