People · Australia
Andrew Banks
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022BANK04
Andrew Banks has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at Queensland Open 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 398th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 75 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.67 in August 2022 to 14.28, a 19% improvement. Andrew has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 5.43 | top 5.4% | 398 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 14.28 | 17.77 | top 21.9% | 1,978 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,654 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 21.02 | 26.42 | top 91.1% | 3,231 / 3,534 | |
| Clock | 50.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,064 / 1,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 25.82 | 32.87 | top 97.2% | 5,877 / 5,993 |
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
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Turning in Townsville 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Turning in Townsville 2022. A 18.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Turning in Townsville 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023
- Turning in Townsville 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Turning in Townsville 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 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.
- Liam Pipia — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bailey Murdoch — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jayden McNeill — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.