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Andrew MacGregor
Pyraminx · top 22.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011MACG01
Andrew MacGregor has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.27, set at MIT Fall 2011, puts him in the top 22.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,902nd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since October 2011, he has put 124 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.47 in October 2011 to 15.16, a 35% improvement. Andrew 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 | 6.27 | 11.90 | top 22.0% | 5,902 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.16 | 17.73 | top 25.0% | 13,579 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.06 | 9.14 | top 40.1% | 16,097 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.33 | 53.42 | top 64.4% | 9,119 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.69 | — | top 73.6% | 13,344 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:45.90 | — | top 89.5% | 8,389 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 4:14.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,405 / 7,841 |
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
- 5 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2013.
- 9 Mar 2013Three personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2013.
- 2 Feb 2013Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Spring 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2012.
- 7 Apr 2012First sub-20 3×3: 17.78 at Harvard Spring 2012.
- 7 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at Harvard Spring 2012.
Competitions
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2013 · 9 Mar 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Donahue — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rowe Hessler — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.