People · New Zealand
Christian Houghton
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014HOUG01
Christian Houghton has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.08, set at Wellington Autumn 2016, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 90th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2014, he has put 396 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.27 in December 2014 to 8.08, a 28% improvement. Christian 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.08 | 13.69 | top 2.9% | 90 / 2,145 | |
| Megaminx | 57.53 | 1:07.98 | top 8.8% | 36 / 284 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.08 | top 12.5% | 246 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.65 | 23.43 | top 14.2% | 94 / 607 | |
| 4×4 | 46.37 | 53.26 | top 20.1% | 146 / 745 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.22 | 9.73 | top 21.7% | 303 / 1,149 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.62 | 1:47.50 | top 38.1% | 131 / 364 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 41.00 | top 44.8% | 60 / 111 | |
| Skewb | 8.76 | 13.41 | top 46.9% | 343 / 670 | |
| Clock | 23.85 | 31.34 | top 74.4% | 265 / 319 | |
| 6×6 | 4:36.61 | 6:52.88 | top 76.4% | 125 / 150 | |
| Square-1 | 58.41 | 1:15.63 | top 82.7% | 222 / 254 |
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
- 8 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 28 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Mind Games 2017.
- 3 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2016.
- 25 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2016.
- 22 May 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.08 at Wellington Autumn 2016.
- 22 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Autumn 2016.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2017 · 23 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Autumn 2016 · 22 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2014 · 7 Dec 2014 — 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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- James Macdiarmid — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Tom Nelson — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,829 people have one; it is 7.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.