People · United States
Van Husted IV
2×2 · top 23.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016IVVA01
Van Husted IV has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.79, set at Shaker Fall 2018, puts him in the top 23.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,332nd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since December 2016, he has put 104 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.17 in December 2016 to 19.42, a 40% improvement. Van has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 3.79 | 7.84 | top 23.8% | 9,332 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.42 | 21.65 | top 38.3% | 21,625 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.78 | 20.30 | top 39.6% | 6,817 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.59 | 44.98 | top 45.7% | 6,205 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.62 | 18.26 | top 83.9% | 24,769 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:39.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,934 / 19,072 |
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
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Shaker Fall 2018.
- 10 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2018.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 28.75 at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: Shaker Fall 2016. A 32.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaker Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Glass City Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
- Howland High Spring 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 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.
- Natapong Kanema — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.