People · United States
Adam Larsen
3×3 · top 79.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008LARS01
Adam Larsen has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 42.08, set at Chicago Open 2010, puts him in the top 79.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48,430th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since October 2008, he has put 78 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:03.34 in October 2008 to 42.08, a 34% improvement. Adam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 42.08 | 57.51 | top 79.2% | 48,430 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.27 | 20.81 | top 90.3% | 26,520 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 17.33 | 24.86 | top 93.4% | 38,790 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 6:42.65 | — | top 99.2% | 9,373 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 5:01.80 | — | top 99.7% | 19,080 / 19,072 |
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
- 6 Feb 2010Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Open 2010.
- 28 Feb 2009First sub-60 3×3: 54.34 at Twin Cities Cubing Classic 2009.
- 28 Feb 2009Three personal bests in one day at Twin Cities Cubing Classic 2009.
- 4 Oct 2008First competition: Wisconsin Open 2008. A 1:03.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Spring 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Iowa Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Twin Cities Cubing Classic 2009 · 28 Feb 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Open 2008 · 4 Oct 2008
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.
- Kevin Kapinos — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leo Christopoulos — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bryan Logan — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 2.08 away.
- A sub-15 Pyraminx single — 105,805 people have one; it is 3.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.