People · United States
Adin Michelson
2×2 · top 5.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017MICH07
Adin Michelson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.13, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,260th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2017, he has put 166 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.59 in April 2017 to 13.02, a 42% improvement. Adin 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 | 2.13 | 3.46 | top 5.7% | 2,260 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 9.57 | top 13.7% | 3,586 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 14.55 | top 17.5% | 9,368 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.00 | 7.57 | top 18.1% | 2,872 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 21.61 | 28.24 | top 31.6% | 2,041 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.10 | 1:16.44 | top 48.9% | 8,182 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.74 | 44.22 | top 60.4% | 8,474 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,729 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:38.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,846 / 7,841 |
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
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Jacksonville 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Indialantic Open 2019.
- 16 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Rally In The Valley 2018.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.36 at Slow N Steady Summer 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Mountain View Open 2017. A 22.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Jacksonville 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Indialantic Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Knights 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mountain View Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Jared Balassaitis — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tommy Cherry — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sean Hartman — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.