People · United States
Ryan Carey
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023CARE01
Ryan Carey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.74, set at WPI Spring 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,274th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 118 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.23 in January 2023 to 10.89, a 40% improvement. Ryan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 3.54 | top 3.3% | 1,274 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.89 | 12.17 | top 10.1% | 5,493 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.82 | 10.00 | top 26.4% | 7,235 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 20.59 | 26.87 | top 29.3% | 1,904 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 56.64 | 1:11.70 | top 32.7% | 5,196 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,496 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,155 / 9,401 |
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
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at Cape Cod 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cape Cod 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Puzzling in Providence 2023. A 18.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westport Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Westport Warmup 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Cape Cod 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzling in Providence 2023 · 7 Jan 2023
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.
- Jaustin Gudbrandsen — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Curtis Chai — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Quinn Maloney — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.