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Erik Swanson
3×3 · top 21.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022SWAN02
Erik Swanson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.15, set at SacCubing XV 2023, puts him in the top 21.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,600th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since August 2022, he has put 243 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.16 in August 2022 to 14.15, a 44% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.15 | 17.58 | top 21.5% | 11,600 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.34 | 8.48 | top 22.5% | 6,082 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 4.97 | top 34.6% | 13,788 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 8.83 | 13.76 | top 47.3% | 8,369 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.82 | 1:43.36 | top 52.4% | 8,861 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.77 | 51.11 | top 66.4% | 9,445 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.05 | — | top 81.2% | 7,410 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:27.30 | — | top 82.8% | 6,592 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 29.51 | 38.43 | top 83.7% | 7,441 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 1:18.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,257 / 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
- 17 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at SacCubing XV 2023.
- 30 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Reno Summer 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.79 at SacCubing XIII 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Six personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIII 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Reno Fall 2022.
Competitions
- Reno Mini 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Reno Fall 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Claws Up Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Summer 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XIII 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Reno Fall 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XII 2022 · 20 Aug 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.
- Chris Martin — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Cho — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.15 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.