People · United States
Evan Simpson
2×2 · top 60.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016SIMP05
Evan Simpson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 7.06, set at Hessen Open 2018, puts him in the top 60.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 25,009th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 57 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:12.23 in May 2016 to 38.06, a 47% improvement. Evan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.06 | 9.16 | top 60.9% | 25,009 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.45 | 16.07 | top 69.9% | 20,711 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 38.06 | 40.63 | top 74.6% | 45,402 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:32.13 | — | early days — 3 solves | 17,626 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:29.42 | — | top 94.7% | 14,697 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 4:40.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,601 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 46.65 | 1:02.84 | top 99.5% | 18,894 / 18,907 |
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
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2018.
- 28 Jan 2017First sub-60 3×3: 42.96 at Frankfurt Cube Days 2017.
- 7 May 2016First competition: Hessen Open 2016. A 1:12.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puget Sound Summer 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Munich Open 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- Kevin Gerhardt — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jan Bentlage — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Linus Frész — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.