People · United States
Robert Bates
2×2 · top 24.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016BATE02
Robert Bates has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.88, set at 3rd Coast Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 24.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,788th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since February 2016, he has put 99 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 11.02 in February 2016 to 3.88, a 65% improvement. Robert has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 3.88 | 5.54 | top 24.9% | 9,788 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.68 | 10.30 | top 42.1% | 12,070 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 27.67 | 31.35 | top 58.2% | 34,460 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 16.97 | 25.51 | top 83.9% | 16,115 / 18,907 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 27.67 at Mishawaka Summer 2019.
- 25 Jun 2016First sub-60 3×3: 56.22 at Indiana 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016First competition: Dixon Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Mishawaka Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- 3rd Coast Cubing 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuxuan Chen (陈雨璇) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tim Krupinski — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.