People · Australia
Carl La Hood
Pyraminx · top 1.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016HOOD02
Carl La Hood has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.34, set at Brisbane Winter 2017, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in Australia. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2016, he has put 207 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.28 in December 2016 to 12.76, a 55% improvement. Carl has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.34 | 3.29 | top 1.8% | 94 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.98 | top 15.6% | 1,196 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 12.76 | 15.59 | top 16.6% | 1,478 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.46 | 46.46 | top 52.2% | 1,220 / 2,659 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:39.38 | — | top 63.3% | 281 / 394 | |
| Square-1 | 44.27 | 1:19.62 | top 70.3% | 671 / 899 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 63 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 449 / 468 |
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 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Championship 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.06 at Sydney Winter 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Sydney Winter 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2017.
- 25 Sep 2016First competition: Palmerston North 2016.
Competitions
- Hobart Summer 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Championship 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Canberra Spring 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Winter 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Winter 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Adelaide Summer 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016
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.
- Jack Cai — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Edbert Sim — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Matthew Cook — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.