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Waylon Kosbab
2×2 · top 10.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026KOSB01
Waylon Kosbab has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Benicia Open II 2026, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,984th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2026, he has put 209 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.35 in January 2026 to 12.21, a 67% improvement. Waylon has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.60 | 5.51 | top 10.0% | 3,984 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 13.36 | top 14.7% | 7,967 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.06 | 8.09 | top 28.4% | 7,942 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 54.27 | 1:03.43 | top 30.0% | 4,750 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 9.01 | 14.67 | top 48.6% | 8,779 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.84 | 38.02 | top 50.9% | 7,120 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 16.63 | 24.38 | top 54.2% | 4,613 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:38.03 | 4:01.45 | top 58.0% | 2,240 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.91 | — | top 61.6% | 4,762 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 6:25.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,312 / 3,236 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,759 / 9,537 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mountain House Open 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Park Reno 2026.
- 17 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at SacCubing XXIII 2026.
- 19 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.36 at Duper Super Davis Spring 2026.
- 26 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 26.58 at Davis Winter Weeknight 2026.
- 18 Jan 2026First competition: SacCubing XXII 2026. A 37.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Benicia Open II 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mountain House Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Alameda County Fair 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- Cubing in the Park Reno 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Spring 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Davis Spring Sunset 2026 · 1 May 2026
- Duper Super Davis Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Winter Weeknight 2026 · 26 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 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.
- Jaden Thompson — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sebastian Stone — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.