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Evan Gates
2×2 · top 23.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013GATE01
Evan Gates has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.75, set at Newport Cube Day 2014, puts him in the top 23.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,153rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since February 2013, he has put 77 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.44 in February 2013 to 16.43, a 42% improvement. Evan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 3.75 | 5.53 | top 23.3% | 9,153 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.43 | 17.68 | top 29.2% | 16,019 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.25 | 11.36 | top 29.9% | 8,297 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.37 | 38.97 | top 58.0% | 8,082 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,724 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 13.46 | 16.72 | top 72.7% | 13,706 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 3:17.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,686 / 9,401 |
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
- 5 Jul 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.43 at Newport Cube Day 2014.
- 5 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at Newport Cube Day 2014.
- 26 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 23 Feb 2013First competition: Caltech Winter Open 2013. A 28.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newport Cube Day 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer Splash 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013
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.
- Michael Young — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Chiu — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Wong — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.