People · United States
Cooper Gates
2×2 · top 9.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017GATE01
Cooper Gates has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Classic City Closer 2018, 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 12 competitions since February 2017, he has put 360 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.55 in February 2017 to 11.83, a 45% improvement. Cooper has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 4.61 | top 9.3% | 3,669 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.86 | 9.78 | top 12.3% | 3,207 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.83 | 14.77 | top 13.3% | 7,135 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.85 | 7.95 | top 24.6% | 3,987 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 58.64 | 1:08.09 | top 35.0% | 5,634 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.09 | 1:50.17 | top 36.5% | 2,610 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.34 | 34.03 | top 42.7% | 5,758 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 29.84 | 34.73 | top 49.1% | 3,204 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 18.50 | 19.91 | top 60.2% | 5,068 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | 53.33 | top 71.5% | 1,479 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.41 | — | top 73.2% | 6,487 / 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
- 13 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018.
- 25 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Classic City Closer 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Georgia Cubers and Friends 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Whale Sounds 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at Rocky Top 2017.
- 2 Dec 2017Nine personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018 · 13 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Classic City Closer 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Georgia Cubers and Friends 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Whale Sounds 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes 2017 · 24 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Classic City Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Windsor Classic 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Mountain View Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Classic City Shenanigans 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- All Aboard 2017 · 25 Feb 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead twice
- David Beugnon — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.