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Christopher Long
2×2 · top 8.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013LONG01
Christopher Long has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at River Hill Winter 2014, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,389th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2013, he has put 71 official solves on the record across four 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 18.06 in February 2013 to 14.72, an 18% improvement. Christopher 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 5.69 | top 8.6% | 3,389 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.27 | 31.30 | top 21.2% | 2,715 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 14.72 | 16.64 | top 23.5% | 12,704 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.94 | 1:11.52 | top 38.6% | 6,250 / 19,072 |
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 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Winter 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013.
- 16 Feb 2013First competition: River Hill Winter 2013. A 18.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2013 · 13 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013
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.
- Alese Devin — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kobe Balin — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nick Rech — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.