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Jonathan Larkin
2×2 · top 8.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017LARK02
Jonathan Larkin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,280th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2017, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.15 in May 2017 to 19.96, a 48% improvement. Jonathan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.44 | 5.82 | top 8.3% | 3,280 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.96 | 21.83 | top 39.8% | 22,575 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 11.15 | 18.40 | top 61.6% | 11,369 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.29 | — | early days — 3 solves | 12,699 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 33.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,852 / 8,927 |
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
- 3 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.96 at TJHSST Fall 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-30 3×3: 27.34 at NovaCube 2018.
- 27 May 2017First competition: EZ Cubes Spring 2017. A 38.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Tea Time Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- EZ Cubes Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017
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.
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aubrey Trace — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Hum — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.