People · United States
David Brown
2×2 · top 5.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014BROW02
David Brown has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at Michigan 2015, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,035th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2014, he has put 105 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.59 in March 2014 to 12.62, a 28% improvement. David has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.05 | 4.42 | top 5.1% | 2,035 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.62 | 15.00 | top 16.1% | 8,621 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.48 | 34.68 | top 32.8% | 4,285 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.46 | 1:16.42 | top 44.4% | 7,344 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,007 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.25 | — | top 64.2% | 4,891 / 7,841 |
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
- 10 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.62 at Michigan 2015.
- 10 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2015.
- 12 Jul 2014Five personal bests in one day at Michigan 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014First competition: Holy Toledo Winter 2014. A 17.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MCC Gamma 2015 · 13 Sep 2015
- Michigan 2015 · 10 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Mystery 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan May Madness 2014 · 10 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Holy Toledo Winter 2014 · 8 Mar 2014
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.
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Hildreth — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Blake Thompson — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.