People · United States
Edward Lacson
2×2 · top 3.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015LACS01
Edward Lacson has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.77, set at WPI Winter Cube Day 2017, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,339th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2015, he has put 563 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.58 in October 2015 to 9.49, a 39% improvement. Edward has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.77 | 3.16 | top 3.4% | 1,339 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.16 | 5.67 | top 4.2% | 1,106 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.49 | 12.03 | top 6.1% | 3,373 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 4.07 | 7.01 | top 11.4% | 1,756 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 44.85 | 51.43 | top 18.1% | 2,759 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.42 | 1:50.05 | top 30.2% | 2,386 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.24 | 29.39 | top 32.2% | 4,195 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:41.79 | 4:03.27 | top 59.3% | 2,274 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,669 / 6,743 |
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
- 26 Feb 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at WPI Winter Cube Day 2017.
- 26 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at WPI Winter Cube Day 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Five personal bests in one day at Lexington Summer 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016Four personal bests in one day at Melrose Winter 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.56 at Sharon Winter 2016.
Competitions
- New York Championship 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
- The Battle of Lexington 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
- Weston Spring 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Northeastern Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016
- MIT Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Weston Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Sharon Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Northeastern Fall 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Daniel Rose-Levine — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Eric Zhao — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- JP Bulman — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.