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Ryan Waters

2×2 · top 24.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024WATE03

Ryan Waters has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.85, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 24.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,903rd in Australia. Across 3 competitions since October 2024, he has put 51 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.62 in October 2024 to 19.20, a 19% improvement. Ryan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 24.6% of 186,767 all-time
3.85
signature single · Australian Nationals 2026
51
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
2×23.854.97
top 24.6%1,903 / 8,567
3×319.2020.45
top 37.6%3,649 / 11,709
Skewb7.9710.35
top 41.0%1,241 / 3,534
Pyraminx14.4119.99
top 79.6%4,846 / 5,993
3×3 one-handed1:10.75
early days — 1 solve2,330 / 2,659

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

Spark Melbourne Spring Saturday 2024: 23.62Marino Madness 2025: 19.30Australian Nationals 2026: 19.2019.2023.625 Oct 20249 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.20 away.

Targets move as he improves.