People · United States
Tanner Sains
Skewb · top 8.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017SAIN01
Tanner Sains has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.69, set at AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,364th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since April 2017, he has put 427 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.37 in April 2017 to 12.91, a 42% improvement. Tanner has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.69 | 7.54 | top 8.9% | 1,364 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.91 | 14.29 | top 17.1% | 9,152 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 5.09 | top 17.4% | 6,822 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.71 | 7.08 | top 17.9% | 4,735 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 54.55 | 1:03.73 | top 30.2% | 4,741 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 23.41 | 33.51 | top 35.6% | 2,310 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.09 | 41.33 | top 42.2% | 5,663 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.36 | 2:28.36 | top 54.5% | 4,082 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:05.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,659 / 2,092 | |
| Clock | 34.81 | 36.76 | top 89.5% | 7,998 / 8,927 |
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
- 20 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Flag City Fall 2018.
- 23 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.82 at AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017.
- 23 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.04 at AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017.
- 23 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Cat and Mouse 2017. A 22.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020
- UIUC Fall 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Copper Country Cubing Fall 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- North Liberty 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- AZCubing Hamilton Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 69 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rachel Feran — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.