People · South Africa
Athos Whittington
2×2 · top 20.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015WHIT12
Athos Whittington has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Arnold Classic Africa 2018, puts him in the top 20.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in South Africa. Across 7 competitions since November 2015, he has put 152 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.50 in November 2015 to 18.44, a 63% improvement. Athos 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 5.84 | top 20.1% | 208 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 18.44 | 22.65 | top 35.5% | 471 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.93 | 13.92 | top 44.2% | 348 / 946 | |
| Megaminx | 3:16.90 | 3:51.54 | top 79.9% | 175 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.11 | 2:18.96 | top 84.3% | 358 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:11.84 | 2:04.13 | top 89.8% | 363 / 467 | |
| Skewb | 24.63 | 30.84 | top 94.5% | 399 / 438 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 61 moves | 69.33 | early days — 3 solves | 47 / 53 |
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
- 18 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.44 at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2018.
- 13 May 2016First sub-30 3×3: 26.60 at Dubai Open 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First competition: Johannesburg Open 2015. A 49.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arnold Classic Africa 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Johannesburg 2017 · 10 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg Open 2016 · 19 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dubai Open 2016 · 13 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Swanepoel — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Brendan James Gray — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.