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Draven Montpas
Skewb · top 2.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016MONT14
Draven Montpas has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 388th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2016, he has put 151 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.24 in July 2016 to 11.32, a 64% improvement. Draven has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.42 | 4.19 | top 2.6% | 388 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.24 | 5.73 | top 4.5% | 1,171 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.29 | top 11.3% | 4,435 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.32 | 15.40 | top 11.5% | 6,210 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 8.73 | 9.44 | top 18.6% | 1,422 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 25.85 | 30.68 | top 41.0% | 2,658 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.85 | — | top 53.0% | 7,330 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.51 | 2:26.18 | top 57.9% | 4,938 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.02 | 1:28.87 | top 58.4% | 10,090 / 19,072 |
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
- 7 Jul 2017Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 25 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.32 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017.
- 25 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-30 3×3: 21.13 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016.
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.22 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016.
- 23 Jul 2016First competition: Petoskey Cubing 2016. A 31.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017 · 25 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
- Petoskey Cubing 2016 · 23 Jul 2016
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 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Hildreth — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ben Zoller — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.