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Tyler Dow
2×2 · top 17.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024DOWT01
Tyler Dow has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.26, set at Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026, puts him in the top 17.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,774th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2024, he has put 74 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.51 in August 2024 to 3.26, a 50% improvement. Tyler has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 3.26 | 5.29 | top 17.3% | 6,774 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.38 | 13.73 | top 22.9% | 6,176 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.20 | 18.03 | top 25.1% | 13,653 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.70 | 1:35.04 | top 48.5% | 8,105 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.47 | 1:01.43 | top 80.4% | 11,906 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 4:52.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,669 / 7,841 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026.
- 1 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at CubingUSA New England Championship 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024First competition: Brookline Favorites 2024. A 26.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Loon Cubikon 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Brookline Favorites 2024 · 31 Aug 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.
- Derek White — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Chestnutt — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Jalkut — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.