People · United States
Kyle Koughan
3×3 · top 6.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010KOUG01
Kyle Koughan has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at Florida Feast 2015, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,364th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2010, he has put 185 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.18 in July 2010 to 9.44, a 70% improvement. Kyle 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 11.60 | top 6.0% | 3,364 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 45.41 | 53.68 | top 18.9% | 2,881 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 5.56 | top 21.0% | 8,340 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.03 | 38.27 | top 26.2% | 3,425 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.97 | 13.79 | top 52.8% | 15,644 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 3:05.29 | — | top 76.2% | 6,103 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 18.24 | 24.13 | top 86.6% | 16,908 / 19,164 |
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
- 17 Jul 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015.
- 17 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015.
- 19 Jul 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2013.
- 19 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2013.
- 19 Mar 2011First sub-30 3×3: 17.53 at Full Sail Spring 2011.
- 19 Mar 2011First sub-20 3×3: 17.53 at Full Sail Spring 2011.
Competitions
- Florida Feast 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Florida Feast 2014 · 29 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Full Sail Spring 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- SESC Santos 2010 · 23 Jul 2010
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.
- Pedro Santos Guimarães — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Oscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Gabriel Pitali de Carvalho — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 5.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.