People · United States
Seth Fregien
Pyraminx · top 5.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016FREG01
Seth Fregien has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.46, set at Minnesota Qualifier 2019, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,383rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2016, he has put 441 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.88 in May 2016 to 10.24, a 55% improvement. Seth has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.46 | 12.09 | top 5.3% | 1,383 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.24 | 11.34 | top 8.2% | 4,498 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 4.34 | top 21.8% | 8,543 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 50.51 | 58.89 | top 25.4% | 3,891 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.81 | 30.66 | top 28.2% | 3,651 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 6.73 | 9.08 | top 31.5% | 5,220 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.75 | 1:42.09 | top 32.8% | 2,607 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:43.54 | 3:57.67 | top 60.0% | 2,294 / 4,196 |
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 2019Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Qualifier 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 20 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
- 12 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tyler Robinson — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 92 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.