People · United States
Ryan Frankel
3×3 · top 15.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022FRAN03
Ryan Frankel has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.31, set at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026, puts him in the top 15.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,002nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2022, he has put 82 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.70 in February 2022 to 12.31, a 34% improvement. Ryan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 12.31 | 14.63 | top 15.0% | 8,002 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 5.30 | top 26.1% | 10,293 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.50 | 9.28 | top 32.0% | 8,962 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.98 | 1:29.23 | top 55.9% | 9,588 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 17.33 | 21.19 | top 84.8% | 16,312 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 44.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,558 / 8,927 |
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
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024.
- 12 Feb 2022First competition: Cape Fear 2022. A 18.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cubers Pride 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Fear 2022 · 12 Feb 2022
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.
- Nathan Smith — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Andreas Lambropoulos — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.