People · United States
Taylor Blum
2×2 · top 17.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026BLUM04
Taylor Blum has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at Iowa Championship 2026, puts him in the top 17.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,087th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.09 in May 2026 to 3.30, a 59% improvement. Taylor has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 5.33 | top 17.9% | 7,087 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 16.49 | 19.95 | top 29.5% | 16,429 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.72 | 12.97 | top 50.8% | 15,000 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 15.84 | 17.36 | top 80.8% | 15,682 / 19,164 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.37 at Iowa Championship 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Iowa Championship 2026.
- 22 May 2026First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026. A 25.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iowa Championship 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 · 22 May 2026
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.
- Hannah Phillips — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Adam Blakeman — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Evelyn Cavanaugh — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.