People · United States
Asa Kaplan
2×2 · top 6.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010KAPL01
Asa Kaplan has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at River Hill Winter 2014, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,687th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2010, he has put 309 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.63 in December 2010 to 2.27, a 66% improvement. Asa has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.27 | 3.60 | top 6.8% | 2,687 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.99 | 13.80 | top 13.9% | 7,430 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.57 | 23.40 | top 22.1% | 2,838 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 50.28 | 1:03.52 | top 25.1% | 3,841 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 738 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 22.61 | 30.39 | top 33.8% | 2,202 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.01 | 11.01 | top 44.9% | 12,923 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.52 | 2:06.81 | top 47.7% | 3,981 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.16 | — | top 52.3% | 3,915 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 24.13 | 28.25 | top 75.0% | 6,547 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 15.33 | 23.42 | top 79.3% | 15,182 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:29.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,854 / 2,092 |
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
- 31 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 8 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Winter 2014.
- 26 Jul 2013Five personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 16 Feb 2013Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Winter 2013.
- 21 Jan 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at River Hill Winter 2012.
- 21 Jan 2012Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Winter 2012.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Fantabulous Maryland Competition 2015 · 20 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2012 · 21 Jan 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 9 personal bests set
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Alex Thielemier — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lee Thielemier — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.