People · Australia
Arthur Hansford
2×2 · top 4.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2021 · 2021HANS01
Arthur Hansford has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at Perth Summer 2023, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 312th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since January 2021, he has put 400 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.62 in January 2021 to 17.50, a 55% improvement. Arthur has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.88 | 6.35 | top 4.0% | 312 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 4.60 | 13.71 | top 15.2% | 394 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.48 | 11.36 | top 31.8% | 1,679 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 17.50 | 19.67 | top 32.6% | 3,081 / 11,709 | |
| Square-1 | 23.87 | 30.27 | top 36.6% | 348 / 899 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.91 | — | top 64.2% | 1,837 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.42 | — | top 65.3% | 846 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.36 | 49.47 | top 68.5% | 1,628 / 2,659 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | 50.00 | top 68.6% | 299 / 468 | |
| Clock | 22.19 | 24.26 | top 70.5% | 765 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.44 | 3:06.07 | top 73.3% | 1,033 / 1,356 |
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
- 25 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at WA Open 2022.
- 19 Mar 2022Four personal bests in one day at Perth Autumn 2022.
- 10 Oct 2021Three personal bests in one day at Fremantle Fast Fingers 2021.
- 12 Sep 2021First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at Rockingham Rapid 2021.
- 12 Sep 2021Six personal bests in one day at Rockingham Rapid 2021.
- 17 Jul 2021Seven personal bests in one day at WA State Championship 2021.
Competitions
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Summer 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cool Down with the Cows 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- WA Open 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Rockingham Rapid 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Autumn 2022 · 19 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Perth Underground Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022
- Perth 10 Year Anniversary 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzling Pinjarra 2021 · 21 Nov 2021
- Fremantle Fast Fingers 2021 · 10 Oct 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Rockingham Rapid 2021 · 12 Sep 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- Chaotic Craigie 2021 · 29 Aug 2021 — 1 personal best set
- WA State Championship 2021 · 17 Jul 2021 — 7 personal bests set
- Steady Swanbourne 2021 · 26 Jun 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Craigie Cube-Off 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Showground Showdown 2021 · 30 Jan 2021
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.
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 107 rounds, never finished ahead
- Amy Smith — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joshua Hounslow — met in 99 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.