People · United States
Carter Allison
2×2 · top 2.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2012 · 2012ALLI01
Carter Allison has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.60, set at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2013, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,011th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2012, he has put 84 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.58 in January 2012 to 1.60, a 65% improvement. Carter has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.60 | 6.08 | top 2.6% | 1,011 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.97 | 22.52 | top 39.9% | 22,597 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.06 | 15.25 | top 61.0% | 17,925 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.46 | — | top 68.3% | 12,143 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 21.93 | 25.41 | top 70.0% | 6,036 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 3:23.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,861 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.65 | — | top 85.4% | 12,850 / 15,683 |
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
- 13 Oct 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.97 at Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2012.
- 13 Oct 2012Five personal bests in one day at Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2012.
- 16 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Summer 2012.
- 21 Jan 2012First competition: River Hill Winter 2012. A 26.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2012 · 13 Oct 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2012 · 26 May 2012
- River Hill Winter 2012 · 21 Jan 2012
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Lin — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dan Cohen — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.