People · United States
Sean Kathman
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024KATH01
Sean Kathman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at DFW Cubing Fall 2024, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,103rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2024, he has put 109 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.99 in January 2024 to 12.90, a 50% improvement. Sean has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.39 | 6.52 | top 7.9% | 3,103 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.90 | 15.61 | top 17.1% | 9,136 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.07 | 12.69 | top 28.4% | 7,847 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.58 | 16.53 | top 30.3% | 4,998 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.74 | — | top 74.8% | 13,622 / 19,072 |
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
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024.
- 30 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.81 at Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First competition: Space City Winter 2024. A 25.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Winter Variation 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Space City Winter 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
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.
- Michael Conard — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Wang — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.