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Dawson Wellman

2×2 · top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014WELL04

Dawson Wellman has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at Central Florida Summer 2016, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,189th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2014, he has put 497 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.09 in November 2014 to 8.32, a 48% improvement. Dawson has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2

best event — top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time

1.68

signature single · Central Florida Summer 2016

497

official solves on the record

13%

solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 54% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		United States
2×2	1.68	2.56	top 3.0%	1,189 / 41,674
3×3	8.32	10.34	top 3.4%	1,952 / 60,666
3×3 one-handed	18.07	24.32	top 15.3%	2,008 / 15,900
Megaminx	1:22.62	1:30.55	top 23.5%	1,657 / 8,026
4×4	51.46	59.51	top 26.6%	4,142 / 19,354
Pyraminx	6.96	12.02	top 27.6%	7,674 / 29,168
5×5	1:40.11	1:43.34	top 35.5%	2,854 / 9,537
6×6	3:21.27	3:23.46	early days — 3 solves	1,950 / 4,262
7×7	5:11.62	5:26.80	top 54.5%	1,629 / 3,236
Skewb	10.08	15.12	top 55.5%	10,218 / 19,164
Clock	20.12	27.70	top 65.0%	5,701 / 9,172
3×3 Fewest Moves	46 moves	54.00	early days — 3 solves	1,439 / 2,059
Square-1	1:16.33	—	early days — 1 solve	6,304 / 6,846

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

15 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Hobcaw Cubing 2023.
29 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at FSUbers 4.0 2023.
29 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at FSUbers 4.0 2023.
31 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
13 Jun 2015Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Knights 2015.
4 Apr 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.74 at Florida Spring 2015.

Competitions

Hobcaw Cubing 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
Fountain City 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
FSUbers 4.5 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
FSUbers 4.0 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
For The Love Of Cubing 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
Cubing Knights 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
Central Florida Summer 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
Spring Scramble 2016 · 10 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
For The Love Of Cubing 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
Florida Feast 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
Cubing Knights 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 5 personal bests set
Florida Spring 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
Florida Feast 2014 · 29 Nov 2014 — 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.

James Olarte — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Jayson Frascatore — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
Nathan Graves — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 43 times

Next targets

A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.32 away.

Targets move as he improves.