People · United States
Kyle Ludwigsen
2×2 · top 9.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016LUDW01
Kyle Ludwigsen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at AZCubing Winter 2022, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,736th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2016, he has put 60 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.36 in November 2016 to 15.30, a 46% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 7.17 | top 9.4% | 3,736 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.84 | 13.00 | top 24.6% | 4,029 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 15.30 | 19.94 | top 25.5% | 14,124 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.41 | 11.59 | top 48.3% | 14,205 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.72 | 1:35.89 | top 57.4% | 10,048 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,507 / 15,900 |
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
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.36 at San Ramon Cubed 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: Berkeley Fall 2016. A 28.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AZCubing Winter 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Skillcon 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- San Ramon Cubed 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Skillcon 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Jew — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aaron Paskow — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.