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Thomas Yahl

2×2 · top 22.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009YAHL01

Thomas Yahl has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.68, set at Indiana 2012, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,813th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2009, he has put 54 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.36 in February 2010 to 3.68, a 31% improvement. Thomas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 22.4% of 186,767 all-time
3.68
signature single · Indiana 2012
54
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×23.685.34
top 22.4%8,813 / 40,951
3×321.5525.25
top 44.2%25,444 / 59,724
4×41:31.212:03.25
top 64.5%11,326 / 19,072
3×3 one-handed42.0251.56
top 68.1%9,727 / 15,683
3×3 Fewest Moves46 moves
early days — 1 solve1,424 / 2,040

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

Indiana Winter 2010: 5.36Indiana 2012: 3.683.685.3627 Feb 20103 Nov 2012

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.55 away.

Targets move as he improves.