People · United States
Anders Olsen
Pyraminx · top 4.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018OLSE04
Anders Olsen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at Boston University Winter 2019, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,221st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2018, he has put 70 official solves on the record across nine events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.63 in October 2018 to 3.30, a 50% improvement. Anders has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.30 | 8.35 | top 4.7% | 1,221 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 55.43 | 58.59 | top 7.6% | 530 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 | 13.63 | 15.13 | top 19.7% | 10,581 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 8.30 | top 23.2% | 3,722 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 5.88 | top 28.5% | 11,306 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 23.73 | 24.84 | top 36.3% | 2,361 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 59.92 | 1:07.90 | top 36.4% | 5,866 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.29 | 2:13.49 | top 44.2% | 3,628 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:32.65 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,287 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Boston University Winter 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018First competition: MIT Fall 2018. A 13.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Boston University Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2018 · 6 Oct 2018
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.
- Will Russo — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Paul Taylor — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Quinn — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 5.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.