People · Australia
Casper Appelberg
2×2 · top 4.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017APPE01
Casper Appelberg has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.02, set at Altona Algorithms 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 373rd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2017, he has put 235 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.01 in September 2017 to 10.16, a 62% improvement. Casper 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 3.81 | top 4.9% | 373 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 12.87 | top 8.0% | 739 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.88 | 8.06 | top 12.5% | 589 / 6,109 | |
| 4×4 | 47.42 | 50.36 | top 21.4% | 548 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.79 | 1:41.13 | top 30.6% | 426 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.80 | 29.89 | top 33.8% | 777 / 2,685 | |
| Skewb | 7.02 | 11.68 | top 33.9% | 975 / 3,589 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 737 / 1,313 | |
| Square-1 | 39.55 | 54.53 | top 64.8% | 640 / 920 | |
| 6×6 | 4:20.39 | — | early days — 3 solves | 464 / 667 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:21.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 344 / 399 | |
| 7×7 | 7:55.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 454 / 540 |
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
- 5 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Altona Algorithms 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Ten personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Winter 2018.
- 6 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.09 at Cube for Cambodia 2018.
- 6 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Cube for Cambodia 2018.
Competitions
- Altona Algorithms 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
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.
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Myles Jarman — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Riley Dexter — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.