People · United Kingdom
Christopher Lau
2×2 · top 5.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018LAUC01
Christopher Lau has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Manchester Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 416th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2018, he has put 120 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.79 in February 2018 to 9.78, a 45% improvement. Christopher has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.25 | top 5.8% | 416 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 9.78 | 11.09 | top 6.9% | 506 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 4.48 | 6.68 | top 14.3% | 330 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 42.74 | 54.17 | top 15.4% | 360 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.79 | 7.05 | top 18.4% | 716 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.53 | 32.71 | top 30.2% | 549 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.69 | 1:57.25 | top 35.0% | 393 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.31 | 2:10.29 | top 40.1% | 500 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 26.46 | 28.62 | top 42.3% | 373 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 4:06.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 395 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 6:51.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 381 / 459 |
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
- 14 Mar 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.78 at Manchester Open 2020.
- 14 Mar 2020Six personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2020.
- 16 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.75 at Manchester Open 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2019.
- 17 Feb 2018First competition: Manchester Open 2018. A 17.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
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.
- Fred Lang — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Katie Moughan — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.