People · United States
Anders Skarphol
3×3 · top 8.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016SKAR02
Anders Skarphol has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.22, set at Cubetcha 2017, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,463rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2016, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in December 2016 to 10.22, a 39% improvement. Anders has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.22 | 13.84 | top 8.1% | 4,463 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.59 | 6.08 | top 8.3% | 1,282 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 4.95 | top 16.4% | 6,428 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 8.89 | top 21.9% | 5,876 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 54.16 | 1:04.08 | top 29.7% | 4,661 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 21.05 | 30.43 | top 30.3% | 1,963 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.39 | 35.70 | top 49.8% | 6,856 / 15,683 |
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
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.63 at Cubetcha 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: Mega Minnesota Winter 2016. A 16.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Melissa Su — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Walker Welch — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.