People · United States
Derek Sears
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014SEAR01
Derek Sears has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.96, set at Whale Sounds 2018, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,034th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2014, he has put 466 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Derek has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.96 | 12.04 | top 7.3% | 4,034 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 40.75 | 50.10 | top 13.0% | 1,925 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 4.77 | top 14.5% | 5,677 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.31 | 21.53 | top 18.7% | 2,406 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.41 | 1:31.60 | top 20.2% | 1,579 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | top 30.0% | 652 / 2,040 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.10 | 4:14.45 | top 31.9% | 890 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.40 | 2:50.80 | top 32.1% | 1,133 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:54.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,089 / 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
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Whale Sounds 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Whale Sounds 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Winter Warmup 2018.
- 29 Nov 2014First competition: Florida Feast 2014. A 12.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Florida Returns 2021 · 24 Jul 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Whale Sounds 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Winter Warmup 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Florida Feast 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
- Cubing Knights 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Central Florida Summer 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Feast 2015 · 28 Nov 2015
- Athens Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetoberfest 2015 · 3 Oct 2015
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Florida Spring 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
- 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.
- Jared Stinson — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Jayson Frascatore — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- James Olarte — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.