People · Canada

Julien Adam

2×2 · top 5.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014ADAM03

Julien Adam has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at Vancouver Fall 2016, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 381st in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2014, he has put 236 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.81 in December 2014 to 9.88, a 63% improvement. Julien has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2

best event — top 5.9% of 186,767 all-time

2.16

signature single · Vancouver Fall 2016

236

official solves on the record

14%

solve-to-solve spread · wider than 72% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		Canada
2×2	2.16	3.89	top 5.9%	381 / 7,173
3×3	9.88	11.32	top 7.1%	664 / 10,392
Skewb	5.41	7.66	top 21.3%	487 / 2,907
Pyraminx	6.72	8.93	top 25.6%	1,093 / 4,858
4×4	55.46	1:05.92	top 31.3%	815 / 3,118
3×3 one-handed	25.87	33.69	top 36.5%	804 / 2,620
5×5	2:08.78	2:27.75	top 54.7%	723 / 1,499

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

29 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
16 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Puget Sound Spring 2016.
16 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Spring 2016.
6 Feb 2016Five personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Winter 2016.
17 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.11 at Puget Sound Open 2015.
17 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Open 2015.

Competitions

Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017
Vancouver Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
Puget Sound Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
Vancouver Open Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 5 personal bests set
Puget Sound Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
Vancouver Open Summer 2015 · 15 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
Vancouver Open Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
VanCubing Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014

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.

Ethan Rusnak — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
Noah Stelting — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Kristopher De Asis — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times

Next targets

A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.88 away.

Targets move as he improves.