People · United States
Ian Tilghman
2×2 · top 16.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022TILG01
Ian Tilghman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.19, set at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023, puts him in the top 16.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,475th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 56 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 23% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.06 in August 2022 to 12.99, a 55% 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 | 3.19 | 3.88 | top 16.5% | 6,475 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.99 | 16.30 | top 17.4% | 9,316 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.75 | 14.36 | top 18.1% | 4,823 / 28,708 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.94 at Little Giant Open 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022First competition: CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022. A 29.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South Bend Scramble 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Get to Work Chicagoland 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Mt. Prospect Open 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eli Parker — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.