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David Gomes
2×2 · top 2.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2006 · 2006GOME01
David Gomes has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.63, set at Berkeley Winter 2011, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,066th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since November 2006, he has put 513 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 18 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.90 in November 2006 to 10.88, a 62% improvement. David has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 1.63 | 7.62 | top 2.7% | 1,066 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.88 | 12.21 | top 10.1% | 5,473 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.56 | 20.12 | top 11.5% | 1,507 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 38.00 | top 20.4% | 446 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.90 | 1:28.33 | top 53.3% | 9,062 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:03.58 | — | top 79.2% | 7,189 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:33.77 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,728 / 2,092 |
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
- 17 Nov 2007First sub-15 3×3: 14.31 at Berkeley Fall competition 2007.
- 14 Apr 2007First sub-20 3×3: 17.75 at Berkeley Spring competition 2007.
- 14 Apr 2007Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring competition 2007.
- 13 Jan 2007Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter competition 2007.
- 18 Nov 2006First competition: UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006. A 28.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011
- Berkeley Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2010 · 24 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2010 · 11 Jul 2010
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2010 · 13 Feb 2010
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008
- Berkeley Spring competition 2008 · 26 Apr 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall competition 2007 · 17 Nov 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006
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.
- Jeremy Fleischman — met in 115 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lucas Garron — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.