People · United States
Noah Merlino
2×2 · top 20.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018MERL02
Noah Merlino has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.50, set at Lower Moreland Spring 2018, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,928th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2018, he has put 49 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.77 in May 2018 to 25.19, a 37% improvement. Noah 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 | 3.50 | 6.70 | top 20.2% | 7,928 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 8.91 | 10.34 | top 47.8% | 8,488 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 25.19 | 27.14 | top 53.0% | 31,034 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 36.65 | 50.40 | top 60.8% | 4,006 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.93 | 1:11.95 | top 82.0% | 12,226 / 15,683 |
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
- 16 Jun 2018First sub-30 3×3: 29.19 at New Hope Open Spring 2018.
- 12 May 2018First competition: Lower Moreland Spring 2018. A 39.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lower Moreland Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- New Hope Open Spring 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lower Moreland Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018
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.
- Tyler Kochy — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dana Yi — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ishaan Lal — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.