People · United States
Frank Rhoades
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018RHOA01
Frank Rhoades has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,384th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2018, he has put 86 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.00 in August 2018 to 9.50, a 21% improvement. Frank has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.50 | 10.93 | top 6.1% | 3,384 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.30 | top 12.4% | 4,890 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.62 | 21.54 | top 16.7% | 2,170 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.68 | 1:40.06 | top 19.7% | 1,537 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 48.62 | 56.94 | top 22.9% | 3,484 / 19,072 | |
| 7×7 | 3:56.59 | 4:11.71 | early days — 3 solves | 821 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 7.68 | 9.21 | top 38.9% | 6,678 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:02.18 | 3:12.97 | early days — 3 solves | 1,551 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.54 | 2:00.35 | top 43.4% | 3,165 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.43 | 18.53 | top 63.5% | 18,725 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 55.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,355 / 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
- 22 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.50 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 10 Aug 2018First competition: Michigan 2018. A 12.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018
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.
- Steven Wintringham — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Timothy Townley — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Stanley Chapel — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.