People · United States
Michael Herschbach
2×2 · top 26.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015HERS01
Michael Herschbach has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.97, set at River Hill Fall 2015, puts him in the top 26.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,293rd in the United States. Across 9 competitions since November 2015, he has put 86 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.28 in November 2015 to 17.16, a 64% improvement. Michael has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.97 | 9.75 | top 26.1% | 10,293 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.16 | 26.31 | top 31.5% | 17,402 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 8.83 | 9.71 | top 47.3% | 8,369 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.95 | 17.05 | top 72.6% | 21,525 / 28,708 |
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
- 29 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.16 at Severna Park Fall 2016.
- 4 Jun 2016First sub-30 3×3: 25.69 at Cube4Cam 2016.
- 14 Nov 2015First competition: Virginia Open Fall 2015. A 48.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Fall 2015 · 14 Nov 2015
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Callan — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Keaton Ellis — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.