People · United States
Ashton Froude
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022FROU01
Ashton Froude has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.19, set at Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 971st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2022, he has put 394 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.19 in March 2022 to 7.19, a 29% improvement. Ashton has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.19 | 8.87 | top 1.6% | 971 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 3.20 | 5.50 | top 6.1% | 953 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 35.20 | 39.53 | top 7.0% | 1,092 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 3.17 | top 7.8% | 3,122 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 6.24 | 7.84 | top 8.0% | 642 / 9,172 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 7.00 | top 13.2% | 3,500 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.18 | 1:15.28 | top 14.8% | 1,155 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.70 | 25.69 | top 19.8% | 2,565 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.29 | 1:47.11 | top 29.7% | 2,128 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.02 | 2:58.67 | top 34.0% | 1,241 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 27.73 | 35.54 | top 45.1% | 2,971 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 7:07.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,605 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,850 / 2,059 |
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
- 19 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023.
- 27 May 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Qualifier 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring A 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Winter 2023.
- 16 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at No 3x3 in Auburn Hills 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Autumn 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 3 2023 · 21 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Spring A 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- No 3x3 in Auburn Hills 2022 · 16 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Port Huron Speedcubing 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Hunter Mackler — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Justin Sui — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Quinn Lawson — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.