People · United Kingdom
Christopher Richards
3×3 · top 17.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019RICH03
Christopher Richards has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.00, set at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 17.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,172nd in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since March 2019, he has put 103 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.74 in March 2019 to 13.00, a 63% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.00 | 17.84 | top 17.4% | 1,172 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 8.73 | top 19.5% | 757 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 6.16 | 12.00 | top 27.0% | 627 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 4.23 | 6.53 | top 29.5% | 1,573 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.74 | 1:14.38 | top 43.7% | 947 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 15.13 | 18.53 | top 48.4% | 640 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.50 | 2:07.51 | top 50.8% | 629 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.56 | 38.35 | top 52.4% | 923 / 1,851 | |
| 7×7 | 6:33.02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 364 / 459 | |
| 6×6 | 4:51.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 467 / 548 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at South Wales Summer 2026.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 15.47 at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.47 at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.00 at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 9 Mar 2019First competition: Welsh Open 2019. A 34.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South Wales Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019
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.
- Carter Swan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Blue James — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sam Spendla — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.