People · United States
Allen Lanier
3×3 · top 10.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2012 · 2012LANI01
Allen Lanier has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.99, set at North Carolina Championship 2023, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,652nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since July 2012, he has put 154 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.72 in July 2012 to 10.99, a 38% improvement. Allen 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 | 10.99 | 12.54 | top 10.4% | 5,652 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 46.46 | 49.30 | top 20.1% | 3,052 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.63 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.34 | 11.53 | top 22.5% | 6,082 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.11 | 1:57.07 | top 35.5% | 2,815 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.68 | 2:02.07 | top 36.9% | 2,650 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.51 | 31.07 | top 43.2% | 5,824 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.25 | 17.72 | top 43.2% | 7,580 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 27.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,106 / 8,927 |
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
- 15 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Hobcaw Cubing 2023.
- 14 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019.
- 30 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at Scuppernong Spectacular 2019.
- 21 Jul 2012First competition: Raleigh Open 2012. A 17.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hobcaw Cubing 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Charlotte Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Scuppernong Spectacular 2019 · 30 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Raleigh Open 2012 · 21 Jul 2012
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 6.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.