People · United States
Tommy Kirby
2×2 · top 6.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2011 · 2011KIRB01
Tommy Kirby has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.18, set at Williams Winter 2016, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,413th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2011, he has put 169 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.43 in December 2011 to 11.44, a 38% improvement. Tommy has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.18 | 3.61 | top 6.0% | 2,413 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.44 | 12.91 | top 11.9% | 6,430 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 5.63 | top 12.6% | 3,271 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 53.79 | 1:02.95 | top 29.3% | 4,578 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.47 | 34.04 | top 35.5% | 4,682 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 10.30 | 14.61 | top 56.7% | 10,336 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,683 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:05.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,810 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 3:53.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,553 / 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
- 13 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Williams Winter 2016.
- 7 Mar 2015Five personal bests in one day at Williams Winter 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.82 at MIT Fall 2014.
- 6 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2014.
- 1 Mar 2014Five personal bests in one day at Williams Winter 2014.
- 17 Dec 2011First competition: MIT Fall 2011. A 18.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Williams Winter 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Williams Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Williams Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011
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.
- Ric Donati — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Samantha Raskind — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.