People · United States
Henry Birbiglia
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016BIRB01
Henry Birbiglia has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Big Apple Spring 2016, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,504th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2016, he has put 194 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 9 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.12 in January 2016 to 11.92, a 21% improvement. Henry has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.21 | 3.75 | top 6.3% | 2,504 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.76 | 7.05 | top 11.7% | 3,043 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.92 | 13.40 | top 13.6% | 7,309 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.97 | 37.31 | top 48.8% | 6,695 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 10.07 | 16.07 | top 55.4% | 10,053 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.01 | — | top 62.9% | 10,997 / 19,072 |
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
- 21 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Weston Spring 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at Melrose Winter 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First competition: Sharon Winter 2016. A 15.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quabbin Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
- Sharon Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
- Melrose Summer 2016 · 23 Jul 2016
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Sharon Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 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.
- Eric Zhao — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Adam Glendye — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jason Bilgrei — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.