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Silas James McManus

2×2 · top 12.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018MCMA02

Silas James McManus has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.88, set at Mississippi Capstone 2019, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,060th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since June 2018, he has put 98 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.90 in June 2018 to 13.28, a 56% improvement. Silas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 12.9% of 186,767 all-time
2.88
signature single · Mississippi Capstone 2019
98
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×22.885.14
top 12.9%5,060 / 40,951
3×313.2814.48
top 18.4%9,863 / 59,724
4×41:07.831:20.49
top 44.7%7,424 / 19,072
Pyraminx9.5812.67
top 49.7%14,408 / 28,708
5×52:08.972:18.59
top 54.8%4,631 / 9,401
3×3 one-handed53.84
early days — 3 solves11,814 / 15,683

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

Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018: 29.90Music City Speedsolving 2018: 22.53Where's Loganville 2019: 15.33Mississippi Capstone 2019: 13.28No Shoes Kentucky 2019: 13.3213.2829.9024 Jun 201827 Dec 2019

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.28 away.

Targets move as he improves.