People · United States
Justin McLaughlin
2×2 · top 7.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016MCLA04
Justin McLaughlin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at BA Cube Fest 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,838th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2016, he has put 111 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.58 in December 2016 to 2.31, a 59% improvement. Justin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.31 | 4.41 | top 7.1% | 2,838 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.56 | 13.29 | top 49.5% | 14,359 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 9.47 | 24.16 | top 51.6% | 9,267 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 32.16 | 39.05 | top 66.2% | 39,744 / 59,724 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at BA Cube Fest 2018.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: South Berwick Open 2016.
Competitions
- BA Fall Cube Fest 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
- Connect Community 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- BA Cube Fest 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- South Berwick Open 2016 · 10 Dec 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.
- Derek White — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Joey Mait — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Roger Lightbody III — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.