People · United States
Chris Pelley
3×3 · top 31.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2005 · 2005PELL01
Chris Pelley has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.03, set at MIT Fall 2011, puts him in the top 31.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,136th in the United States. Across 16 competitions since November 2005, he has put 207 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.64 in November 2005 to 17.03, a 55% improvement. Chris has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 17.03 | 23.15 | top 31.1% | 17,136 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.27 | 9.16 | top 53.6% | 21,882 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.06 | 1:54.64 | top 70.0% | 12,544 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 4:19.68 | 6:19.63 | top 93.9% | 8,926 / 9,401 |
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
- 16 Jun 2007First sub-20 3×3: 19.62 at US Open 2007.
- 16 Jun 2007Three personal bests in one day at US Open 2007.
- 21 Oct 2006Three personal bests in one day at G-Wiz Fall competition 2006.
- 22 Apr 2006Four personal bests in one day at Draughons Eastern competition 2006.
- 11 Mar 2006First sub-30 3×3: 29.44 at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2006.
- 5 Nov 2005First competition: Rubik's World Championship 2005. A 37.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harvard Fall 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
- Harvard Spring 2012 · 7 Apr 2012
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- MIT Fall 2011 · 17 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2011 · 22 Oct 2011
- Harvard Spring 2011 · 2 Apr 2011
- MIT Spring 2011 · 5 Mar 2011
- MIT Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010
- MIT Spring 2010 · 6 Mar 2010 — 1 personal best set
- MIT Fall 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- US Open 2007 · 16 Jun 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- G-Wiz Fall competition 2006 · 21 Oct 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- Draughons Eastern competition 2006 · 22 Apr 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2006 · 11 Mar 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005
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.
- Rowe Hessler — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bob Burton — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Reynolds — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.03 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.