People · United States
Mitchell Fariss
3×3 · top 4.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013FARI02
Mitchell Fariss has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.61, set at US Nationals 2014, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,285th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2013, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.58 in July 2013 to 8.61, a 37% improvement. Mitchell has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.61 | 11.54 | top 4.0% | 2,285 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.67 | 4.66 | top 22.4% | 8,887 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 49.41 | 59.83 | top 24.1% | 3,721 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:20.19 | 2:45.24 | top 40.2% | 859 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 14:46 | — | top 50.0% | 382 / 740 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,496 / 2,059 |
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
- 31 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 1 Aug 2014First sub-10 3×3: 8.61 at US Nationals 2014.
- 26 Jul 2013First competition: World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013. A 13.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Crystal City Fall 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Classic City Shhhhh 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- AJ Blair — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.