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Thomas Junker
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016JUNK01
Thomas Junker has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Dayton Winter 2017, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,991st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2016, he has put 140 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.74 in September 2016 to 12.72, a 28% improvement. Thomas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.36 | 6.28 | top 7.6% | 2,991 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.72 | 15.86 | top 16.5% | 8,822 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.09 | 8.11 | top 28.6% | 7,901 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.70 | 1:45.43 | top 32.1% | 2,539 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 8.83 | 11.06 | top 47.3% | 8,369 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.84 | 1:19.29 | top 50.6% | 8,532 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,934 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 5:10.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,371 / 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
- 11 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Shaker Fall 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Mason Cubing Challenge 2016. A 17.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BHT Pyraminx Bash 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 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.
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Kernan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Zachary Garber — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.