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Ryan Carey
2×2 · top 3.3% of 189,179 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 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,306th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2023, he has put 209 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.23 in January 2023 to 9.09, a 50% improvement. Ryan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.31 | top 3.3% | 1,306 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.09 | 11.14 | top 5.1% | 2,901 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 5.51 | top 11.5% | 3,048 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 5.90 | 8.56 | top 25.1% | 4,106 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 20.59 | 26.87 | top 29.4% | 1,933 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.08 | 26.55 | top 31.8% | 4,178 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 56.64 | 1:02.39 | top 32.8% | 5,275 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.65 | — | top 39.2% | 2,891 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.00 | 2:05.51 | top 44.8% | 3,743 / 9,537 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.09 at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026.
- 16 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wellesley Fall 2026.
- 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
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Wellesley Fall 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 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.
- Krish Shah-Nathwani — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Derek White — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Quinn Maloney — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.