People · United States
Abel Piper
2×2 · top 4.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016PIPE01
Abel Piper has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at Cubetcha 2016, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,621st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2016, he has put 345 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.72 in July 2016 to 1.88, a 49% improvement. Abel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.88 | 3.58 | top 4.1% | 1,621 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.64 | 5.45 | top 6.1% | 1,573 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 11.19 | 13.39 | top 11.1% | 6,094 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.12 | 5.89 | top 11.8% | 1,848 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.23 | 24.26 | top 18.5% | 2,418 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 49.93 | 58.12 | top 24.7% | 3,826 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.05 | 1:35.42 | top 26.3% | 1,859 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.67 | 1:58.44 | top 42.5% | 3,509 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 27.30 | 30.31 | top 44.2% | 2,914 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 8:02.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,905 / 3,236 |
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
- 9 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017Six personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Marrs Mixup Winter 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at Cubetcha 2016.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Marrs Mixup Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Tyler Robinson — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.