People · United States
Allen Gustrowsky
Pyraminx · top 2.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016GUST02
Allen Gustrowsky has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Michigan 2017, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 606th in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2016, he has put 293 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.56 in June 2016 to 8.32, a 43% improvement. Allen 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.54 | 4.49 | top 2.3% | 606 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.32 | 11.14 | top 3.4% | 1,910 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.39 | top 5.4% | 2,170 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.23 | 4.44 | top 6.2% | 955 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 35.36 | 40.54 | top 7.0% | 1,089 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 54.97 | 56.28 | top 7.4% | 515 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.91 | 1:17.07 | top 13.7% | 1,050 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.81 | 22.55 | top 17.3% | 2,234 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 3:24.20 | 3:28.60 | early days — 3 solves | 499 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 2:15.27 | 2:20.20 | top 18.1% | 640 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 24.02 | 28.66 | top 36.9% | 2,395 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:59.05 | 3:27.76 | top 52.2% | 1,106 / 2,092 |
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
- 10 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2018.
- 17 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Flag City Spring 2018.
- 19 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Michigan 2017.
- 19 Aug 2017Nine personal bests in one day at Michigan 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017.
Competitions
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Flag City Spring 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jack Manzo — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- James Hildreth — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.