People · United States
Kevin Whitcomb
2×2 · top 6.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014WHIT02
Kevin Whitcomb has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.17, set at Southern Championships 2017, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,387th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2014, he has put 297 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.44 in July 2014 to 10.04, a 70% improvement. Kevin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.51 | top 6.0% | 2,387 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.04 | 11.56 | top 7.6% | 4,162 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.99 | 5.47 | top 7.6% | 1,943 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 6.15 | top 14.6% | 2,279 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 59.21 | 1:11.10 | top 35.6% | 5,744 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.43 | 34.99 | top 47.6% | 6,489 / 15,683 |
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
- 22 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Cajun Cube Clash 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Dallas Fall 2016.
- 28 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 13.94 at Austin Summer Open 2016.
- 28 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Austin Summer Open 2016.
- 28 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Austin Summer Open 2016.
- 18 Oct 2014First sub-30 3×3: 26.75 at Rice University 2014.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
- Howdy Partner 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Longhorn Cube Day 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
- Yeehaw 2017 · 7 Oct 2017
- Cajun Cube Clash 2017 · 22 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Southern Championships 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Houston Cube Blast 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Austin Summer Open 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Rice University 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014
- Keep Austin Weird 2014 · 19 Jul 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.
- Shonathon Collins — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Riley Norrid — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Dylan Miller — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.