People · United Kingdom
Adam Thorley
2×2 · top 4.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014THOR01
Adam Thorley has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 335th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2014, he has put 129 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.69 in February 2014 to 12.41, a 57% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 4.58 | top 4.6% | 335 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.41 | 15.54 | top 15.3% | 1,052 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.77 | 1:15.53 | top 46.6% | 1,012 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.36 | 35.93 | top 49.8% | 885 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.78 | 16.29 | top 71.7% | 2,802 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 13.26 | 20.38 | top 71.8% | 1,753 / 2,421 | |
| 5×5 | 2:49.04 | 3:08.14 | top 74.3% | 922 / 1,151 |
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
- 22 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.67 at Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018.
- 17 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.67 at Birmingham Open 2016.
- 22 Feb 2014First competition: Nottingham Open 2014. A 28.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- High Wycombe Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019
- Lincoln Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Birmingham Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014
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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robert Yau — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sam Shaw — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.