People · United States
Ian Simpson
2×2 · top 19.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010SIMP01
Ian Simpson has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.46, set at Stanford Spring 2010, puts him in the top 19.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,853rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since January 2010, he has put 82 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.97 in January 2010 to 16.03, a 20% improvement. Ian 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 | 3.46 | 6.65 | top 19.8% | 7,853 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 16.03 | 18.26 | top 28.0% | 15,553 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.72 | 52.39 | top 52.9% | 7,402 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.09 | 12.64 | top 61.2% | 18,285 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.02 | 1:54.48 | top 73.3% | 13,462 / 19,354 |
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
- 27 Feb 2011Three personal bests in one day at EPGY Stanford Winter 2011.
- 23 May 2010Four personal bests in one day at Stanford Spring 2010.
- 30 Jan 2010First competition: Berkeley Winter 2010. A 19.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2011 · 27 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2010 · 24 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Stanford Spring 2010 · 23 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010
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.
- Ryan Jew — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Edward Lin — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Garron — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.