People · United States
Brian Loftus
3×3 one-handed · top 11.7% of 73,695 all-time · competing since April 2008 · 2008LOFT01
Brian Loftus has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 16.65, set at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,530th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since April 2008, he has put 160 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.22 in April 2008 to 13.66, a 16% improvement. Brian 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.65 | 19.33 | top 11.7% | 1,530 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 13.66 | 15.60 | top 19.8% | 10,636 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 9.72 | top 31.5% | 8,801 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.19 | 7.95 | top 41.7% | 16,742 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.83 | 1:26.38 | top 54.9% | 9,392 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.46 | 2:47.94 | top 67.4% | 5,890 / 9,401 |
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
- 21 Mar 2009Four personal bests in one day at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009.
- 19 Jul 2008First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at US Nationals and Open 2008.
- 19 Jul 2008Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals and Open 2008.
- 19 Apr 2008First competition: Stetson Spring competition 2008. A 16.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Full Sail Spring 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
- Horizons Open 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Decatur Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Stetson Spring competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Chris Foster — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Hadley Sheffield — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Chris Tran — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.