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Alastair Whitely
Pyraminx · top 4.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010WHIT01
Alastair Whitely has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.34, set at Melbourne Spring 2013, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 217th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2010, he has put 340 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 29.16 in January 2010 to 2.55, a 91% improvement. Alastair has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.34 | 6.15 | top 4.8% | 217 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.60 | top 9.4% | 709 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 17.52 | 21.92 | top 32.6% | 3,090 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.97 | 40.74 | top 55.4% | 1,301 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.33 | — | top 75.8% | 2,258 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 52.96 | 1:20.07 | top 78.7% | 737 / 899 | |
| Megaminx | 6:29.68 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,275 / 1,277 |
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
- 24 Nov 2012First sub-20 3×3: 17.52 at Melbourne Cube Day 2012.
- 1 Sep 2012Seven personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2012.
- 30 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Winter 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2012.
- 27 Aug 2011First sub-30 3×3: 28.08 at Australian Nationals 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer Open 2011.
Competitions
- Melbourne Spring 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2012 · 1 Sep 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2012 · 30 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Kubaroo Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2010 · 4 Sep 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2010 · 30 Jan 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.
- Cameron Stollery — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Tim Major — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.