People · United States
Adam Particka
3×3 · top 20.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010PART01
Adam Particka has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.78, set at Remember The Alamo 2014, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,874th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since October 2010, he has put 140 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.84 in October 2010 to 13.78, a 42% improvement. Adam has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.78 | 16.24 | top 20.2% | 10,874 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.16 | 30.53 | top 37.2% | 4,954 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 6.72 | 8.82 | top 58.1% | 23,798 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:52.16 | — | top 66.2% | 1,378 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.41 | 1:47.02 | top 68.2% | 12,132 / 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
- 17 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Remember The Alamo 2014.
- 5 Jan 2013Five personal bests in one day at Houston Winter 2013.
- 2 Apr 2011First sub-20 3×3: 14.16 at Dallas Open 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at Dallas Open 2011.
- 23 Oct 2010First competition: Small Cubes Open 2010. A 23.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Remember The Alamo 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Houston Winter Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Houston Winter 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Houston Spring 2011 · 21 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Small Cubes Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010
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.
- Sumeet Agarwal — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Anthony Brooks — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary White — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.