People · United States
Luke Rankin
2×2 · top 8.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023RANK01
Luke Rankin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Sheridan Stampede 2024, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,271st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2023, he has put 175 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.04 in April 2023 to 10.40, a 20% improvement. Luke has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.42 | 5.22 | top 8.2% | 3,271 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 12.96 | top 8.7% | 4,840 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.97 | 23.43 | top 23.2% | 3,018 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.46 | 10.07 | top 23.5% | 6,482 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 6.97 | 9.07 | top 33.5% | 5,697 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.40 | 1:56.88 | top 39.0% | 2,875 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.23 | 1:34.32 | top 60.9% | 10,744 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 44.64 | 1:05.62 | top 70.7% | 4,698 / 6,846 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Sheridan Stampede 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Billings Speedcubing 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Don't Blow Away Casper 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023. A 13.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sheridan Stampede 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Billings Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Blow Away Casper 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
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.
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caden Tullous — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Elizabeth Cutting — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.