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Chris Anderson
3×3 · top 22.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011ANDE03
Chris Anderson has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.41, set at MIT Fall 2011, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,112th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since March 2011, he has put 172 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.34 in March 2011 to 14.41, a 21% improvement. Chris 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 | 14.41 | 17.03 | top 22.4% | 12,112 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.06 | 33.73 | top 37.0% | 4,909 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.96 | 6.85 | top 38.8% | 15,566 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.78 | 1:30.26 | top 53.2% | 9,042 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.05 | 2:45.62 | top 58.2% | 4,967 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.08 | 25.11 | top 82.1% | 24,250 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 5:50.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,705 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 4:03.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,304 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 9:20.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,083 / 3,184 |
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
- 17 Dec 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at MIT Fall 2011.
- 22 Oct 2011Four personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Four personal bests in one day at Harvard Spring 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011First competition: MIT Spring 2011. A 18.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cornell Open Spring 2014 · 27 Apr 2014
- Cornell Open Spring 2013 · 6 Apr 2013
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2011 · 5 Mar 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.
- Kian Barry — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Donahue — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tim Reynolds — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.