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Tyler Gross
2×2 · top 9.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013GROS03
Tyler Gross has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at Indiana 2014, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,622nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2013, he has put 226 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 15.55 in August 2013 to 2.53, an 84% improvement. Tyler has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.53 | 5.02 | top 9.2% | 3,622 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.97 | 13.70 | top 19.8% | 5,284 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.86 | 14.75 | top 20.5% | 11,044 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.77 | 1:54.77 | top 45.2% | 3,726 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.86 | 1:14.16 | top 46.7% | 7,775 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.84 | 49.29 | top 55.1% | 7,637 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,133 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:43.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,910 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 26.63 | 31.81 | top 79.6% | 7,029 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 15.95 | 20.49 | top 81.2% | 15,533 / 18,907 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at Indiana Finally Returns 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Indiana Finally Returns 2023.
- 21 Jun 2014Four personal bests in one day at New Albany Open 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014First sub-20 3×3: 15.55 at Holy Toledo Winter 2014.
- 7 Dec 2013Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2013.
- 12 Oct 2013First sub-30 3×3: 27.12 at Leaf Town 2013.
Competitions
- Indiana Finally Returns 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bluegrass Spring 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- New Albany Open 2014 · 21 Jun 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan May Madness 2014 · 10 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Holy Toledo Winter 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2013 · 7 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Hillsdale Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Leaf Town 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013
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.
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kit Clement — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan DeLine — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.