People · United States
Paul Fagans
Pyraminx · top 4.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022FAGA01
Paul Fagans has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.24, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,171st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2022, he has put 158 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.10 in July 2022 to 12.67, a 26% improvement. Paul 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.24 | 6.97 | top 4.5% | 1,171 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.20 | 7.20 | top 12.3% | 1,917 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.67 | 16.09 | top 16.3% | 8,728 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 50.65 | 1:04.78 | top 25.5% | 3,927 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 5.82 | top 30.5% | 12,127 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.62 | 2:15.54 | top 43.5% | 3,171 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.72 | 34.21 | top 43.7% | 5,897 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.57 | 2:17.06 | top 55.1% | 4,656 / 9,401 |
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 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.23 at Concordia Turning 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022First competition: CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022. A 17.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Naperville Winter A 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Concordia Turning 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022
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.
- Carter Kucala — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Christopher Sun — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Caleb Kearney — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.