People · United States
Travis Rau
2×2 · top 20.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015RAUT01
Travis Rau has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Maryland 2017, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,014th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since March 2015, he has put 156 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.89 in March 2015 to 14.28, a 49% improvement. Travis has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.49 | 5.45 | top 20.2% | 8,014 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 14.28 | 16.14 | top 22.0% | 12,090 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 10.23 | top 31.0% | 8,786 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.52 | 1:21.22 | top 38.2% | 6,255 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.66 | 39.84 | top 43.6% | 5,966 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 46.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,871 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 16.09 | 26.73 | top 81.6% | 15,844 / 19,164 |
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
- 7 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Maryland 2017.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Maryland 2017.
- 13 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Crossroads Cubing Spring 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.08 at TJHSST Fall 2016.
- 7 Mar 2015First competition: River Hill Winter 2015. A 27.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Fall 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raymond Goslow — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.