People · United States
Ryan Ismael-Bakkali
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026ISMA01
Ryan Ismael-Bakkali has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.96, set at Edgemont Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,557th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2026, he has put 191 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.29 in January 2026 to 7.96, a 29% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.96 | 9.97 | top 2.7% | 1,557 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 3.66 | top 3.2% | 1,236 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 41.11 | 49.27 | top 13.4% | 1,999 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.86 | 5.59 | top 17.1% | 2,711 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.14 | 1:41.85 | top 24.2% | 1,878 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 10.73 | 13.62 | top 28.8% | 2,226 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.33 | 46.31 | top 61.4% | 8,643 / 15,683 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Lodi Solves Spring 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at Liberty Science Center Open A 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open A 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026First competition: Westport Icebreaker 2026. A 12.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westport Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Saint John's Summer 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Edgemont Cubing 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lodi Solves Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open A 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Westport Icebreaker 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Milan Vincent Andric — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Remi Bierker — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Yuki Nagai — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.