People · United States
Russ Gibbs
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022GIBB04
Russ Gibbs has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.45, set at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,057th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 166 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.17 in August 2022 to 8.45, a 17% improvement. Russ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.45 | 10.26 | top 3.6% | 2,057 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 4.07 | top 11.9% | 4,693 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 43.06 | 51.48 | top 15.8% | 2,399 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.69 | 29.25 | top 22.4% | 2,873 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.06 | 1:44.93 | top 23.3% | 1,807 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 10.15 | 11.63 | top 25.8% | 1,982 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 4:00.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,540 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:16.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,203 / 3,184 |
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
- 22 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Texas BarbeCubing 2022.
- 14 Aug 2022First competition: DFW Cubing Summer 2022. A 12.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brazos Cubing Fall 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023 · 22 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Texas BarbeCubing 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2022 · 14 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vincent Chen — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Charlie Carroll — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.