People · Canada
Andy Lau
2×2 · top 26.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010LAUA01
Andy Lau has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.97, set at Toronto Open Summer 2010, puts him in the top 26.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,761st in Canada. Across 8 competitions since January 2010, he has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.15 in January 2010 to 15.59, a 58% improvement. Andy has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 7.72 | top 26.1% | 1,761 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 15.59 | 18.99 | top 26.4% | 2,539 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.15 | 59.56 | top 66.9% | 1,619 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 3:40.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,123 / 1,375 | |
| Clock | 1:06.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,021 / 1,029 |
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
- 16 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Spring 2011.
- 14 Aug 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.27 at Toronto Open Summer 2010.
- 14 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Summer 2010.
- 15 May 2010First sub-30 3×3: 23.56 at canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2010.
- 30 Jan 2010First competition: Toronto Open Winter 2010. A 37.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2011 · 4 Jun 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Spring 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2010 · 27 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2010 · 15 May 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010
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 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Thompson Clarke — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Justin Jaffray — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.