People · United States
Ian Swain
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015SWAI01
Ian Swain has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.51, set at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,394th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2015, he has put 381 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.04 in June 2015 to 9.51, a 32% improvement. Ian has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.51 | 10.45 | top 6.1% | 3,394 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 4.87 | top 8.9% | 3,497 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.81 | 44.14 | top 11.9% | 1,759 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.69 | 10.87 | top 15.8% | 2,491 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.61 | 1:31.63 | top 22.1% | 1,704 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.41 | 8.84 | top 23.1% | 6,249 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.35 | 1:54.10 | top 30.9% | 2,177 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.78 | 28.35 | top 33.6% | 4,428 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.12 | 3:19.89 | top 45.8% | 1,696 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:01.20 | 5:18.01 | top 50.9% | 1,483 / 3,184 |
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
- 9 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wildcat Holiday 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shaker Fall 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016Five personal bests in one day at Shaker Heights 2016.
Competitions
- Bulldog Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Howland High Spring 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Dayton Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
- Shaker Heights 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Queen City 2016 · 9 Jan 2016
- Dayton 2015 · 27 Jun 2015
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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andy Denney — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.