People · United States
Ryan Strickland
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023STRI06
Ryan Strickland has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.64, set at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,277th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2023, he has put 208 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.77 in July 2023 to 8.64, a 37% improvement. Ryan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.64 | 11.49 | top 4.0% | 2,277 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.49 | top 6.0% | 2,387 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.06 | 5.04 | top 8.0% | 2,038 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 7.29 | 8.42 | top 12.1% | 926 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.42 | 1:19.21 | top 14.1% | 962 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.96 | 1:19.90 | top 15.3% | 1,186 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 42.64 | 46.57 | top 15.3% | 2,305 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.99 | 25.21 | top 17.8% | 2,292 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 2:17.12 | 2:23.41 | top 19.0% | 674 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:45.56 | 3:59.59 | top 25.5% | 720 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 6.13 | 6.57 | top 26.7% | 4,363 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:57.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 675 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 879 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 25.91 | 31.70 | top 41.2% | 2,672 / 6,743 |
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
- 23 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at See Georgia: Cloudland Canyon B 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.64 at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 11 May 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Alabama Championship 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Middle Georgia Speedsolving 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Choo Choo Cubing A 2024.
Competitions
- See Georgia: Cloudland Canyon B 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Scenic City Scramble TN 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Alabama Championship 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Middle Georgia Speedsolving 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Choo Choo Cubing A 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Fountain City 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Raymond Goslow — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Declan Mangan-Lamb — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.