People · United States
Seth Hovland
2×2 · top 12.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010HOVL02
Seth Hovland has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.86, set at Ohio Open 2011, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,976th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since February 2010, he has put 324 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.40 in February 2010 to 2.86, a 47% improvement. Seth 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 | 2.86 | 3.98 | top 12.7% | 4,976 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.61 | 15.48 | top 16.1% | 8,601 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 11.61 | top 36.8% | 10,443 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.40 | 35.68 | top 37.8% | 5,029 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.27 | 1:24.48 | top 46.1% | 7,670 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:24.31 | 2:49.45 | top 63.1% | 5,460 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,529 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 1:20.46 | 1:51.55 | top 92.9% | 6,311 / 6,743 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Mar 2011First sub-15 3×3: 12.61 at Dayton Blind 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011Five personal bests in one day at Dayton Blind 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Open 2010.
- 26 Jun 2010Four personal bests in one day at Battle of Lexington 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010First sub-20 3×3: 16.46 at Ohio Open 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010Five personal bests in one day at Ohio Open 2010.
Competitions
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- UIndy Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Blind 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Dayton Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Battle of Lexington 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 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.
- Chester Lian — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- John Brechon — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mitchell Romito — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 24 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.