People · United States
Ian Fairbanks
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019FAIR01
Ian Fairbanks has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at New Kent On The Block 2022, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,653rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2019, he has put 74 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.32 in August 2019 to 20.52, a 56% improvement. Ian 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 | 2.52 | 5.26 | top 9.2% | 3,653 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 20.52 | 26.90 | top 41.5% | 24,035 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.27 | 15.74 | top 62.5% | 18,673 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 12.17 | 15.39 | top 66.9% | 12,675 / 19,164 |
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
- 28 May 2022First sub-30 3×3: 23.11 at Odd Seattle Summer 2022.
- 10 Aug 2019First competition: Puget Sound Summer 2019. A 46.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Kent On The Block 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- SnoCo Favorites 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Odd Seattle Summer 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- SnoCo Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Summer 2019 · 10 Aug 2019
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.
- Jonathan Truchot — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Siauw — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.