People · United States
Cooper Gilliam
2×2 · top 4.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023GILL11
Cooper Gilliam has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Concordia Turning Fall 2023, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,912th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2023, he has put 327 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.53 in June 2023 to 9.68, a 50% improvement. Cooper has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.99 | 3.77 | top 4.7% | 1,912 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.68 | 13.41 | top 6.6% | 3,690 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.80 | 6.66 | top 12.0% | 3,177 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 4.53 | 6.98 | top 14.8% | 2,329 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.12 | 1:43.97 | top 28.3% | 2,002 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 11.61 | 12.35 | top 33.1% | 2,666 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 58.86 | 1:15.28 | top 35.4% | 5,757 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.26 | 35.98 | top 45.0% | 6,162 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 3:24.24 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,998 / 9,537 |
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
- 16 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Missouri Championship 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Concordia Turning Fall 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.12 at Springfield Summer Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Springfield Summer Open 2023.
- 2 Jun 2023First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023. A 22.88 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.53 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Missouri Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- KCKC 5 Fast and Furious 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Going Fast in Grandview 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CoMO Cubing Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Concordia Turning Fall 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- KCKC 3 Cubing for Cake 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Springfield Summer Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023 · 2 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- William James — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Zachary Johnson — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.