People · United States
Ryan Echols
Skewb · top 27.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008ECHO01
Ryan Echols has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.24, set at Utah Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 27.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,515th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since May 2008, he has put 201 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 58.10 in May 2008 to 16.51, a 72% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.24 | 15.39 | top 27.6% | 4,515 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 16.51 | 18.61 | top 29.4% | 16,154 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.84 | 6.83 | top 37.3% | 14,909 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.91 | 44.55 | top 48.7% | 6,670 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.94 | 14.97 | top 52.5% | 15,322 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 32.76 | 50.98 | top 54.6% | 3,605 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.66 | 2:09.39 | top 64.0% | 11,238 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.90 | 2:59.68 | top 72.6% | 6,423 / 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
- 14 Mar 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.67 at Utah Pi Open 2015.
- 14 Mar 2015Four personal bests in one day at Utah Pi Open 2015.
- 2 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at New Albany 2012.
- 17 Sep 2011Three personal bests in one day at Appalachia 2011.
- 19 Feb 2011Three personal bests in one day at Washington DC Winter 2011.
- 11 Dec 2010First sub-30 3×3: 27.63 at River Hill Fall 2010.
Competitions
- Utah Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015
- Utah Pi Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- New Albany 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Appalachia 2011 · 17 Sep 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bob Burton — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ethan Crislip — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.