People · United States
Krew Tran
2×2 · top 8.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013TRAN06
Krew Tran has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,389th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2013, he has put 258 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.17 in July 2013 to 15.34, a 51% improvement. Krew 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 | 2.47 | 4.11 | top 8.6% | 3,389 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.34 | 20.68 | top 25.6% | 13,919 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.40 | 11.24 | top 39.7% | 11,340 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 10.26 | 20.04 | top 56.5% | 10,282 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.57 | 1:52.07 | top 58.7% | 10,166 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:38.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,843 / 7,841 |
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
- 12 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Nebraska Championship 2024.
- 29 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.16 at Lawrence Fall 2016.
- 31 Jul 2015First sub-30 3×3: 27.89 at US Nationals 2015.
- 1 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 26 Jul 2013First competition: World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013. A 31.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nebraska Championship 2024 · 12 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- September Speedcubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017
- South Omaha Speedsolve 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Marrs Mixup Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.