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Isaac Wappes
3×3 · top 2.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2007 · 2007WAPP01
Isaac Wappes has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Harvard Spring 2011, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,540th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2007, he has put 483 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.41 in June 2007 to 7.88, a 77% improvement. Isaac 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 | 7.88 | 10.76 | top 2.6% | 1,540 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.13 | 4.47 | top 5.7% | 2,307 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 36.31 | 40.86 | top 8.1% | 1,233 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.13 | 1:28.49 | top 17.0% | 1,335 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.21 | 20.84 | top 18.5% | 2,408 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.31 | 1:26.99 | top 20.1% | 1,402 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:18.21 | 4:24.54 | top 57.5% | 1,247 / 2,128 | |
| Square-1 | 54.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,390 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 20.72 | 24.03 | top 90.7% | 17,720 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 32.21 | 34.62 | top 98.7% | 28,972 / 29,168 |
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
- 7 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Spring 2012.
- 5 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011First sub-10 3×3: 7.88 at Harvard Spring 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Spring 2011.
- 25 Jul 2009Four personal bests in one day at Indiana Summer Open 2009.
- 19 Jul 2008First sub-15 3×3: 12.05 at US Nationals and Open 2008.
Competitions
- Blizzard Town 2014 · 11 Jan 2014
- Harvard Spring 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Spring 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Thankscubing Day 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana Winter Open 2008 · 13 Dec 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 9 personal bests set
- Minnesota Open 2007 · 27 Oct 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- US Open 2007 · 16 Jun 2007
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- John Brechon — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.