People · United States
Louis Fragapane
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016FRAG02
Louis Fragapane has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at GA Cubers Pride 2022, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,103rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2016, he has put 200 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.92 in August 2016 to 10.63, an 80% improvement. Louis has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.39 | 4.42 | top 7.9% | 3,103 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.63 | 12.64 | top 9.4% | 5,106 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.72 | 8.03 | top 18.0% | 4,763 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 49.89 | 1:16.56 | top 24.6% | 3,755 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.65 | 27.60 | top 27.8% | 3,585 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 6.64 | 10.05 | top 30.8% | 5,085 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.74 | 2:08.26 | top 46.1% | 3,392 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.00 | 2:04.86 | top 47.4% | 3,952 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,839 / 6,743 |
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
- 19 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack 2025.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at GA Cubers Pride 2022.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Charlotte Winter 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Charlotte Winter 2020.
- 8 Sep 2018Five personal bests in one day at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 13 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018.
Competitions
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Pride 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Charlotte Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018 · 13 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- South Carolina 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- No Stress Solving 2017 · 2 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Ochs — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.