People · Australia
Andrew Pines
Skewb · top 0.18% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015PINE03
Andrew Pines has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.28, set at WCA World Championship 2019, puts him in the top 0.18% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Australia. Until October 2015, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2015, he has put 373 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.41 in November 2015 to 11.10, a 76% improvement. Andrew has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.28 | 5.33 | top 0.18% | 7 / 3,589 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.56 | 5.17 | top 2.4% | 114 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 4.59 | top 7.9% | 601 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 11.10 | 13.04 | top 10.8% | 980 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.58 | 23.67 | top 19.5% | 440 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 46.97 | 55.84 | top 20.8% | 529 / 3,108 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.83 | 1:47.04 | top 32.0% | 403 / 1,313 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.48 | 1:47.85 | top 35.8% | 500 / 1,412 | |
| Clock | 16.17 | 23.94 | top 52.5% | 573 / 1,159 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 252 / 474 | |
| Square-1 | 37.90 | 43.44 | top 62.7% | 621 / 920 | |
| 6×6 | 3:55.85 | 4:25.44 | top 64.2% | 409 / 667 | |
| 7×7 | 6:18.66 | 6:34.39 | early days — 3 solves | 353 / 540 |
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
- 6 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2018.
- 17 Dec 2016Eight personal bests in one day at Sydney Championship 2016.
- 11 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at POPS Open 2016.
- 11 Dec 2016Six personal bests in one day at POPS Open 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.02 at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
Competitions
- Marrickville Big Cubes Day 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2018 · 11 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
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.
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Caleb Clark — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Jayden McNeill — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.