People · United States
Patrick French
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018FREN01
Patrick French has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.72, set at GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,267th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2018, he has put 405 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.47 in April 2018 to 10.68, a 42% improvement. Patrick has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 1.72 | 3.93 | top 3.2% | 1,267 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 7.09 | top 6.9% | 1,788 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 12.73 | top 9.6% | 5,273 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 5.48 | 9.21 | top 21.9% | 3,531 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 47.96 | 58.74 | top 22.2% | 3,411 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.45 | 1:39.90 | top 23.4% | 1,644 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.75 | 1:37.42 | top 28.8% | 2,290 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.93 | 26.50 | top 31.4% | 4,112 / 15,900 | |
| 7×7 | 4:09.47 | 4:42.63 | top 34.2% | 973 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 26.99 | 33.41 | top 43.6% | 2,878 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:32.11 | — | top 43.9% | 950 / 2,128 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.14 | 3:20.76 | top 46.4% | 1,751 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 30:00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 675 / 740 |
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
- 25 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Peach State 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 10.95 at Grind City 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Grind City 2019.
- 19 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pyra Pandemonium 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First competition: Rocket City 3.0 2018. A 18.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mississippi Capstone 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Where's Loganville 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Peach State 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Terminus 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Grind City 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Windsor Classic 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyra Pandemonium 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocket City 3.0 2018 · 21 Apr 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Katie Hull — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Mullen — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.