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Ephraim Manasseh Atwater
2×2 · top 7.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022ATWA03
Ephraim Manasseh Atwater has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.29, set at Be Quick in Brunswick 2023, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,809th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2022, he has put 91 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.20 in November 2022 to 12.05, a 37% improvement. Ephraim has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.29 | 4.79 | top 7.0% | 2,809 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.05 | 15.81 | top 14.1% | 7,673 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.40 | 11.34 | top 31.2% | 8,823 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.86 | 1:13.41 | top 41.7% | 6,920 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 31.16 | — | top 51.5% | 3,421 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,253 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.88 | — | top 64.9% | 5,726 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,938 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 14.80 | 17.09 | top 77.7% | 15,006 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 38.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,513 / 9,172 |
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
- 2 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Maine Winter 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Be Quick in Brunswick 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Be Quick in Brunswick 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: Burke Mountain Cubing 2022. A 19.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Maine Winter 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Be Quick in Brunswick 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Burke Mountain Cubing 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- Aedan Bryant — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb Atwater — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.