People · United States
Luke Tsakopulos
3×3 · top 6.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023TSAK01
Luke Tsakopulos has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.61, set at Texas Championship 2024, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,612th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 113 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.43 in January 2023 to 9.61, a 42% improvement. Luke has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.61 | 11.38 | top 6.4% | 3,612 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 8.65 | top 21.4% | 3,461 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.59 | 9.61 | top 24.6% | 6,817 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 19.73 | 25.84 | top 27.4% | 1,821 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 53.64 | 59.76 | top 29.2% | 4,615 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 5.82 | top 32.5% | 13,114 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.85 | 35.96 | top 51.0% | 7,124 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 16.29 | 17.64 | top 52.9% | 4,479 / 9,172 |
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
- 22 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Texas Championship 2024.
- 22 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.10 at Texas Championship 2023.
- 2 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2023.
- 15 Jan 2023First competition: DFW Cubing Winter 2023. A 16.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Texas Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- John Wanger II — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jose Ortiz Jr. — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.