People · Australia
Austin Black
2×2 · top 24.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019BLAC06
Austin Black has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.80, set at Wonderful Williamstown 2022, puts him in the top 24.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,869th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since November 2019, he has put 58 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.57 in November 2019 to 3.80, a 50% improvement. Austin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 3.80 | 6.04 | top 24.0% | 1,869 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 15.42 | 21.37 | top 25.9% | 2,412 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.99 | 42.76 | top 51.2% | 1,198 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,059 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 3:36.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,298 / 1,412 |
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
- 28 Dec 2021First sub-20 3×3: 15.42 at December Series: Geelong says So-Long 2021.
- 30 Nov 2019First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2019. A 28.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wonderful Williamstown 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- December Series: Geelong says So-Long 2021 · 28 Dec 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Bendigo Cube Blitz 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2019 · 30 Nov 2019
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.
- Patrick Kleverlaan — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ethan Pride — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Swami Srinivasan — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.