People · United States
Aidan Fessenden
2×2 · top 9.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2015 · 2015FESS01
Aidan Fessenden has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at St. Francis II: GYM 2016, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,669th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2015, he has put 64 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.21 in February 2015 to 2.54, a 65% improvement. Aidan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.81 | top 9.3% | 3,669 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.54 | 22.79 | top 29.5% | 16,220 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.69 | 11.07 | top 39.0% | 6,693 / 18,907 |
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
- 21 Nov 2015First sub-20 3×3: 16.54 at Caltech Fall 2015.
- 1 Feb 2015First competition: St. Francis Winter Open 2015. A 25.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- St. Francis II: GYM 2016 · 24 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Irvine Fall 2015 · 11 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015
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.
- Sean Saito — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nathan Soria — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.