People · Estonia
Erik Kippus
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017KIPP01
Erik Kippus has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at Tartu Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Estonia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2017, he has put 868 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.52 in April 2017 to 7.66, a 34% improvement. Erik has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.66 | 9.08 | top 2.2% | 9 / 308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.94 | 16.95 | top 4.3% | 6 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 33.76 | 40.13 | top 5.6% | 9 / 124 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 4.75 | top 6.8% | 15 / 186 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 3.18 | top 7.4% | 26 / 244 | |
| Skewb | 4.66 | 7.39 | top 15.6% | 29 / 126 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.80 | 1:27.95 | top 15.9% | 7 / 59 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:10.80 | 6:11.61 | top 16.3% | 4 / 24 | |
| Square-1 | 16.36 | 20.86 | top 19.5% | 5 / 46 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.55 | 1:40.36 | top 27.3% | 10 / 45 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 43.33 | top 37.3% | 12 / 35 | |
| 6×6 | 3:13.29 | 3:22.18 | early days — 3 solves | 10 / 26 | |
| 7×7 | 6:20.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 11 / 19 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 22:47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7 / 13 |
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 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Tartu Open 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Six personal bests in one day at Estonian Open 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Tartu Open 2018.
- 23 Nov 2018Nine personal bests in one day at Latvian Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.28 at Estonian Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Estonian Open 2018.
Competitions
- Estonian Open 2020 · 22 Aug 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Tartu Open 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Randvere Cube Day 2019 · 2 Mar 2019
- Tartu Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Latvian Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Pärnu Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Tartu Open 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Riga Open 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Andreas Pung — met in 124 rounds, finished ahead 88 times
- Mikus Lembergs — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Jan Erik Soosaar — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 100 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.