People · United States
David Golisch
2×2 · top 8.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017GOLI02
David Golisch has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,422nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2017, he has put 235 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.11 in March 2017 to 12.49, a 46% improvement. David 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 | 2.48 | 5.04 | top 8.7% | 3,422 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.49 | 14.71 | top 15.6% | 8,342 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 45.62 | 52.38 | top 19.1% | 2,896 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.83 | 36.10 | top 25.5% | 3,299 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.35 | 1:37.12 | top 25.9% | 2,032 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 20.33 | 27.68 | top 28.7% | 1,873 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 7.17 | 8.81 | top 35.0% | 5,919 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.16 | 2:30.76 | top 44.7% | 3,274 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:32.02 | 3:48.02 | top 55.5% | 2,098 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 18.19 | 21.98 | top 59.3% | 4,979 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.82 | 14.22 | top 66.1% | 19,530 / 28,708 | |
| 7×7 | 6:19.39 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,229 / 3,184 |
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
- 9 Mar 2018Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Big Cheese Open 2018.
- 31 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Race the Clock 2017.
- 6 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.43 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017First competition: Dixon Spring 2017. A 23.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Big Cheese 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Get to the Point 2018 · 3 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Cheese Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2017 · 31 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Feran — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.