People · United States
Devan Ekbote
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014EKBO01
Devan Ekbote has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.79, set at River Hill Fall 2015, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,763rd in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2014, he has put 130 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.34 in March 2014 to 9.79, a 61% improvement. Devan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.79 | 12.75 | top 6.9% | 3,763 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.18 | top 8.0% | 3,139 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.97 | 8.76 | top 10.7% | 1,647 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 55.63 | 59.90 | top 31.5% | 4,980 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.73 | 35.87 | top 38.7% | 5,143 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.23 | 15.00 | top 68.6% | 20,303 / 28,708 |
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
- 21 Nov 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at River Hill Fall 2015.
- 21 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014Five personal bests in one day at Carnegie Mellon Winter 2014.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 13.51 at Michigan Mystery 2014.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.51 at Michigan Mystery 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014First competition: Holy Toledo Winter 2014. A 25.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- River Hill Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan Mystery 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kit Clement — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Corey Sakowski — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.