People · United States
Talon Krummel Walter
2×2 · top 9.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016WALT01
Talon Krummel Walter has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Cubetcha 2018, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,709th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2016, he has put 316 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.78 in July 2016 to 12.98, a 34% improvement. Talon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.76 | top 9.4% | 3,709 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.94 | 8.98 | top 12.8% | 3,321 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.98 | 17.50 | top 17.3% | 9,286 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 16.23 | 26.89 | top 19.2% | 1,299 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 5.66 | 9.17 | top 23.2% | 3,710 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.29 | 1:16.99 | top 48.1% | 8,044 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 15.41 | 17.34 | top 49.6% | 4,044 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.32 | 35.77 | top 49.6% | 6,826 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,479 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.95 | 2:59.80 | top 74.2% | 6,606 / 9,401 |
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
- 28 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.85 at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Mega Minnesota Winter 2016.
- 23 Jan 2016First competition: Minnesota Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018
- Wiscube 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cheese Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fargo Fall 2017 · 12 Nov 2017
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016
- Minnesota Winter 2016 · 23 Jan 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 75 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tyler Robinson — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.