People · United States
Tayler Merwin
2×2 · top 7.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024MERW01
Tayler Merwin has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at McMinnville Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,093rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2024, he has put 263 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.79 in October 2024 to 10.83, a 39% improvement. Tayler has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 4.02 | top 7.7% | 3,093 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.83 | 13.73 | top 10.0% | 5,505 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 48.90 | 1:01.41 | top 23.4% | 3,610 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 22.05 | 31.89 | top 32.7% | 2,143 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 7.23 | 9.56 | top 35.6% | 6,106 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.27 | 13.48 | top 38.6% | 11,183 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.60 | 36.57 | top 43.5% | 5,952 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.07 | 2:01.36 | top 46.2% | 3,873 / 9,537 | |
| 7×7 | 4:46.18 | 6:34.39 | top 46.6% | 1,375 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 3:21.00 | 3:35.43 | top 51.1% | 1,943 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.69 | 2:46.20 | top 52.2% | 3,991 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 16.48 | 19.93 | top 53.6% | 4,557 / 9,172 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Northwest Championship 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at McMinnville Favorites 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kent Fall 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Richmond Fall 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.32 at Tacoma Winter 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: Bellingham Fall 2024. A 17.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Northwest Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Kent Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- McMinnville Favorites 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Kent Fall 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Warm Up Seattle 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tacoma Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bellingham Fall 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
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.
- Adhiyan Kumaresan — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eli Kirk — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saharsh Sai Vontela — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.