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Frank Egan
2×2 · top 2.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011EGAN01
Frank Egan has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.50, set at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 876th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2011, he has put 173 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.11 in January 2011 to 11.38, a 60% improvement. Frank has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 1.50 | 3.82 | top 2.2% | 876 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.38 | 13.77 | top 11.8% | 6,409 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.02 | 31.92 | top 26.2% | 3,421 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 54.08 | 59.91 | top 29.7% | 4,705 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.97 | 2:17.45 | top 50.0% | 4,253 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:51.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,394 / 2,128 |
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
- 3 Mar 2012Five personal bests in one day at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012.
- 3 Dec 2011Four personal bests in one day at Bridgewater Open 2011.
- 30 Jul 2011First sub-15 3×3: 12.80 at Hackley Summer 2011.
- 30 Jul 2011Five personal bests in one day at Hackley Summer 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.13 at MIT Spring 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011Three personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2011.
Competitions
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Hackley Summer 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011
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.
- Kian Barry — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Rowe Hessler — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.