People · United States
Adam Holmes
3×3 · top 21.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016HOLM03
Adam Holmes has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.10, set at West Branch 2019, puts him in the top 21.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,498th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since July 2016, he has put 120 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.01 in July 2016 to 14.10, a 48% improvement. Adam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.10 | 16.73 | top 21.3% | 11,498 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 5.90 | top 24.7% | 9,681 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 10.69 | top 32.2% | 5,377 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.01 | 13.27 | top 53.1% | 15,496 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.72 | 41.54 | top 54.8% | 7,614 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.75 | 1:30.76 | top 55.7% | 9,543 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 58.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,516 / 6,743 |
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
- 10 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.10 at West Branch 2019.
- 10 Feb 2019Five personal bests in one day at West Branch 2019.
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.18 at September Speedcubing 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at September Speedcubing 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Iowa State Spring 2017.
- 16 Jul 2016First competition: Saint Mary Scramble 2016. A 27.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Branch Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- West Branch 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- September Speedcubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Iowa State Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Saint Mary Scramble 2016 · 16 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.
- Brandon Mikel — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zach Metzler — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Cale Schoon — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.10 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.