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Chris Dickson
3×3 · top 8.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009DICK02
Chris Dickson has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.48, set at Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 641st in the United Kingdom. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2009, he has put 205 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.50 in November 2009 to 10.48, a 53% improvement. Chris has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.48 | 11.36 | top 8.9% | 641 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 5.24 | top 10.2% | 666 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 42.13 | 48.73 | top 14.7% | 336 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.67 | 1:39.63 | top 32.0% | 418 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 2:56.28 | 3:03.36 | early days — 3 solves | 237 / 548 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.96 | 49.14 | top 66.6% | 1,141 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.05 | 18.33 | top 67.5% | 2,633 / 3,656 |
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
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024.
- 26 Jan 2013Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Open 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012Five personal bests in one day at UK Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.59 at Rapid Dash Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at Rapid Dash Open 2012.
- 12 Nov 2011First sub-20 3×3: 15.55 at UK Open 2011.
Competitions
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Open 2013 · 26 Jan 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Rapid Dash Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009 — 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.
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joey Gouly — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Molloy — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.