People · New Zealand
Charlie Dowling
3×3 · top 6.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018DOWL02
Charlie Dowling has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at NZ South Island Championship 2022, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 146th in New Zealand. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2018, he has put 155 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.56 in October 2018 to 9.65, a 45% improvement. Charlie has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 13.23 | top 6.6% | 146 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 4.90 | top 24.4% | 443 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.68 | 9.87 | top 25.3% | 362 / 1,149 | |
| Skewb | 6.63 | 9.64 | top 30.8% | 234 / 670 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.84 | 29.56 | top 31.1% | 168 / 607 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.67 | 1:08.69 | top 40.4% | 266 / 745 | |
| Clock | 19.67 | — | early days — 3 solves | 229 / 319 |
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
- 24 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at NZ South Island Championship 2022.
- 24 Jun 2022Six personal bests in one day at NZ South Island Championship 2022.
- 11 Dec 2020Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2020.
- 28 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.29 at Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 13 Oct 2018First competition: Supreme South Open 2018. A 17.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ South Island Championship 2022 · 24 Jun 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Supreme South Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 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.
- Adrien Auvray Matyn — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Kirby — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac Latta — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.