People · United States
Robert Larkin
2×2 · top 17.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009LARK01
Robert Larkin has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at River Hill Winter 2012, puts him in the top 17.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,087th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since March 2009, he has put 170 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 59.18 in March 2009 to 14.80, a 75% improvement. Robert has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.30 | 5.72 | top 17.9% | 7,087 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 14.80 | 17.37 | top 23.8% | 13,128 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 59.78 | 1:20.48 | top 36.3% | 5,925 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.63 | 13.98 | top 50.1% | 14,775 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.84 | 2:40.92 | top 60.5% | 5,264 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 5:00.53 | 5:09.94 | early days — 3 solves | 3,326 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.61 | 1:01.82 | top 81.8% | 12,363 / 15,900 |
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
- 12 Aug 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at United States National Championships 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011Five personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2011.
- 1 May 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010.
- 1 May 2010Four personal bests in one day at Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010.
- 5 Dec 2009First sub-30 3×3: 25.34 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 28 Mar 2009First competition: Ohio Open 2009. A 59.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2012 · 8 Dec 2012
- River Hill Winter 2012 · 21 Jan 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010 · 1 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio Open 2009 · 28 Mar 2009
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.
- Preston Nguyen — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Evan Liu — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.