People · United States
Carson Helmer
3×3 · top 43.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011HELM01
Carson Helmer has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.43, set at Sydney Autumn 2016, puts him in the top 43.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 25,228th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since January 2011, he has put 87 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.84 in January 2011 to 21.43, a 46% improvement. Carson 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.43 | 24.89 | top 43.9% | 25,228 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.99 | 11.12 | top 44.7% | 12,862 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.90 | 9.90 | top 49.8% | 20,262 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.76 | 1:45.19 | top 61.9% | 10,817 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 May 2016First sub-30 3×3: 21.43 at Sydney Autumn 2016.
- 29 Jan 2011First competition: Melbourne Summer Open 2011. A 39.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Autumn 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2012 · 21 Apr 2012
- Melbourne Cube Day 2011 · 26 Nov 2011
- Australian Nationals 2011 · 27 Aug 2011
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Kubaroo Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011
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.
- Andrea Javier — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Braden Helmer — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cameron Stollery — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.