People · United States
Adam Smith
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022SMIT16
Adam Smith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Pretzel Mania 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,731st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2022, he has put 323 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.73 in May 2022 to 9.07, a 34% improvement. Adam 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 | 1.94 | 3.23 | top 4.4% | 1,731 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.07 | 10.81 | top 5.0% | 2,816 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.23 | 7.35 | top 12.5% | 1,940 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.27 | 8.08 | top 14.9% | 3,896 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 45.73 | 53.83 | top 19.2% | 2,917 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.81 | 25.23 | top 20.0% | 2,568 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.12 | 1:32.75 | top 23.8% | 1,649 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 12.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,902 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.38 | 2:07.88 | top 46.2% | 3,825 / 9,401 |
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
- 21 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Six personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 3 Sep 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2022.
- 14 May 2022First competition: River Hill Spring 2022. A 13.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Happy Valley Fall 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022
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.
- Hassan Khanani — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayn Khanani — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shaun Mack — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.