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Ryan Cangelosi
2×2 · top 6.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010CANG01
Ryan Cangelosi has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.22, set at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,535th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2010, he has put 214 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.55 in August 2010 to 14.16, a 42% improvement. Ryan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.22 | 6.94 | top 6.4% | 2,535 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.16 | 16.53 | top 21.5% | 11,629 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.97 | 12.88 | top 35.9% | 10,162 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.68 | 43.48 | top 36.0% | 4,759 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.42 | 2:07.10 | top 75.2% | 13,715 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:50.90 | — | top 90.4% | 8,515 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 57 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,859 / 2,040 |
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
- 3 Mar 2012Four personal bests in one day at St. Joseph's College Winter 2012.
- 3 Dec 2011Three personal bests in one day at Bridgewater Open 2011.
- 5 Nov 2011Four personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2011.
- 24 Sep 2011Four personal bests in one day at Princeton Fall 2011.
- 14 May 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.86 at Park Ridge Open 2011.
- 14 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Park Ridge Open 2011.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Hackley Summer 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2011 · 28 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Long Island 2010 · 21 Aug 2010
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 6 times · head to head
- Mike Kotch — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Alexander McGuiness — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.