People · United Kingdom
Christopher Ness
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2007 · 2007NESS01
Christopher Ness has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at Rapid Dash Open 2012, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 435th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2007, he has put 509 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.50 in July 2007 to 9.41, a 70% improvement. Christopher has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.41 | 11.92 | top 5.9% | 435 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.08 | 28.08 | top 8.3% | 162 / 1,851 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.52 | top 9.5% | 626 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 40.08 | 47.24 | top 12.2% | 284 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.72 | 1:33.16 | top 26.2% | 345 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.19 | 1:34.59 | top 27.7% | 322 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 3:13.38 | 3:30.74 | top 47.4% | 285 / 548 | |
| Square-1 | 29.16 | 39.46 | top 47.9% | 431 / 778 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.78 | 14.92 | top 51.3% | 2,071 / 3,656 | |
| 7×7 | 5:13.92 | 5:24.78 | top 55.1% | 268 / 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 Apr 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Rapid Dash Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Three personal bests in one day at Rapid Dash Open 2012.
- 6 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at UK Open 2010.
- 27 Mar 2010Six personal bests in one day at Bristol Spring 2010.
- 11 Jul 2009Seven personal bests in one day at UK Masters 2009.
- 19 Sep 2008First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at European Championship 2008.
Competitions
- Edinburgh Open 2013 · 26 Jan 2013
- Rapid Dash Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- French Open 2009 · 14 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- French Open 2008 · 15 Mar 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2007 · 14 Jul 2007
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.
- Joey Gouly — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 62 times
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Breandan Vallance — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.