People · United States
Ian Switzer
2×2 · top 15.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016SWIT01
Ian Switzer has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Elk Cubing 2018, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,111th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since May 2016, he has put 124 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.11 in May 2016 to 12.53, a 58% improvement. Ian 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 | 3.12 | 4.34 | top 15.6% | 6,111 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.53 | 15.53 | top 15.7% | 8,442 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.77 | 30.20 | top 33.6% | 4,425 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.72 | 1:10.82 | top 37.2% | 6,009 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 27.58 | 30.76 | top 44.7% | 2,904 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.66 | 17.81 | top 71.1% | 21,052 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 14.43 | 17.16 | top 76.4% | 14,523 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.44 | — | top 81.3% | 7,429 / 9,401 |
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
- 18 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Elk Cubing 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Dixon Winter 2017.
- 2 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Dixon Winter 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.82 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 23 Jul 2016First sub-30 3×3: 27.05 at Petoskey Cubing 2016.
- 14 May 2016First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016. A 30.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Elk Cubing 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- ChicaGhosts 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2016 · 3 Sep 2016
- Petoskey Cubing 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016 · 14 May 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.
- Zeke Mackay — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- CJ Sheng — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Slater Metz — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.