People · United States
Michael Perkins
2×2 · top 2.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009PERK02
Michael Perkins has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at Liberty Science Center Open 2010, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 975th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2009, he has put 278 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.90 in November 2009 to 11.09, a 41% improvement. Michael has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 1.56 | 5.20 | top 2.4% | 975 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.09 | 13.57 | top 10.8% | 5,922 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.59 | 46.48 | top 56.6% | 7,979 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,496 / 2,059 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.94 | 2:05.45 | top 77.8% | 14,545 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.56 | 26.53 | top 80.2% | 24,134 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:26.56 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,740 / 2,128 | |
| Megaminx | 5:32.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,942 / 8,026 |
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
- 18 Dec 2010Three personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2010.
- 23 Oct 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.87 at Small Cubes Open 2010.
- 23 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at Small Cubes Open 2010.
- 17 Apr 2010Four personal bests in one day at Oklahoma Open 2010.
- 6 Feb 2010Five personal bests in one day at South Texas Open 2010.
- 14 Nov 2009First competition: Austin Fall competition 2009. A 21.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dallas Winter 2015 · 12 Dec 2015
- Carroll Spring Open 2014 · 29 Mar 2014
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dallas Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Small Cubes Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2010 · 17 Jul 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- South Texas Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Austin Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 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.
- Anthony Brooks — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Creswell — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Brian Brooks — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.