People · United States
Andrew Fitzgerald
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016FITZ01
Andrew Fitzgerald has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Fall River Cubikon 2023, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,178th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since February 2016, he has put 309 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.16 in April 2016 to 16.13, a 50% improvement. Andrew has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.41 | 5.06 | top 8.0% | 3,178 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.13 | 18.46 | top 28.2% | 15,435 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.19 | 9.30 | top 29.4% | 8,145 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 23.57 | 34.47 | top 36.0% | 2,334 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 8.46 | 10.46 | top 44.7% | 7,878 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.92 | — | top 70.5% | 12,674 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.67 | 58.63 | top 75.5% | 10,979 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:48.00 | — | top 89.9% | 8,444 / 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
- 5 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Fall River Cubikon 2023.
- 1 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.92 at Sharon Summer 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Sharon Summer 2017.
- 30 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 28.53 at MIT Spring 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First competition: Melrose Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Fall River Cubikon 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
- Weston Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Sharon Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Monument Mountain Winter 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melrose Summer 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
- Northeastern Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- MIT Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Weston Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 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.
- Alex Cohen — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Krish Shah-Nathwani — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.