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Patrick Tran
3×3 · top 18.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008TRAN05
Patrick Tran has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.28, set at EPGY Stanford Winter 2010, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,863rd in the United States. Across 10 competitions since November 2008, he has put 178 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.78 in November 2008 to 13.28, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.28 | 16.56 | top 18.4% | 9,863 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.56 | 37.39 | top 35.7% | 4,711 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 5.06 | 8.75 | top 40.1% | 16,097 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,251 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.58 | 3:03.54 | top 68.8% | 5,301 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 1:06.95 | 1:28.73 | top 87.6% | 5,897 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:25.38 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,849 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 3:01.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,560 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 40.15 | 1:16.84 | top 99.4% | 28,653 / 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
- 13 Feb 2010Five personal bests in one day at EPGY Stanford Winter 2010.
- 14 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Berkeley Fall competition 2009.
- 14 Nov 2009Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall competition 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.33 at Berkeley Spring competition 2009.
- 25 Apr 2009Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring competition 2009.
- 15 Nov 2008First competition: Berkeley Fall 2008. A 22.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Summer 2010 · 11 Jul 2010
- Berkeley Spring 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Lake Tahoe Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2010 · 13 Feb 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008
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.
- Dan Dzoan — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nick Young — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Shelley Chang — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.