People · United States
Ryan Reese
3×3 · top 9.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2010 · 2010REES01
Ryan Reese has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.81, set at Liberty Science Center Open 2012, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,382nd in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since June 2010, he has put 412 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 12 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.69 in June 2010 to 10.81, a 59% improvement. Ryan has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 10.81 | 14.63 | top 9.9% | 5,382 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.65 | 30.20 | top 22.3% | 2,859 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:35.84 | — | top 25.1% | 517 / 2,092 | |
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 6.35 | top 26.1% | 10,293 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.15 | 14.91 | top 37.4% | 10,664 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.08 | 1:11.18 | top 37.6% | 6,077 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,178 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.27 | 2:39.05 | top 58.9% | 5,034 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 6:52.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,964 / 4,196 |
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
- 5 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2011.
- 18 Jun 2011Six personal bests in one day at River Hill Spring 2011.
- 23 Apr 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Cornell Spring 2011.
- 19 Feb 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.46 at Washington DC Winter 2011.
- 19 Feb 2011Three personal bests in one day at Washington DC Winter 2011.
- 18 Dec 2010Five personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2010.
Competitions
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2013 · 13 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Spring 2011 · 23 Apr 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Washington DC Spring 2010 · 13 Jun 2010 — 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.
- Mike Kotch — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kian Barry — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Bob Burton — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.