People · Canada
Andy Bota
Pyraminx · top 9.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BOTA01
Andy Bota has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.38, set at Niagara Select 2018, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 350th in Canada. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2018, he has put 120 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Andy has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 9.88 | top 9.6% | 350 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 15.54 | 21.37 | top 26.2% | 2,524 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 4.08 | 5.82 | top 27.5% | 1,861 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 9.24 | 13.79 | top 50.1% | 1,368 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.04 | 44.92 | top 60.8% | 1,451 / 2,620 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.54 at Oakville Limited Fall 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Fall 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First competition: Niagara Select 2018. A 29.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oakville Autumn Limited 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Niagara Select 2018 · 7 Apr 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.
- Brady Metherall — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Heyning Quong — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Austin Wood — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.