People · Ireland
Clara O'Brien
Pyraminx · top 11.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021OBRI04
Clara O'Brien has been competing for 5 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.75, set at Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023, puts her in the top 11.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in Ireland. Across 13 competitions since November 2021, she has put 605 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 3×3 best has come down from 29.25 in November 2021 to 11.41, a 61% improvement. Clara has entered 13 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.75 | 6.69 | top 11.7% | 152 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 14.71 | top 11.8% | 175 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 4.90 | top 17.4% | 240 / 1,163 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.63 | 26.69 | top 22.2% | 78 / 448 | |
| Skewb | 5.98 | 10.64 | top 25.6% | 175 / 624 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.13 | 2:07.78 | top 38.2% | 108 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.65 | 1:09.25 | top 40.3% | 192 / 579 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.37 | 2:01.49 | top 41.4% | 118 / 296 | |
| Clock | 15.58 | 21.35 | top 50.2% | 178 / 331 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 101 / 142 |
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
- 22 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Solving by the Shannon 2023.
- 13 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Don't Lockup Loch Garman 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cork Spring 2023.
- 4 Nov 2022Six personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2022.
- 8 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2022.
Competitions
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
- Solving by the Shannon 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Don't Lockup Loch Garman 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Tuam Open Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Dublin Open Saturday 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Sunday 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Tuam Re-Open Sunday 2021 · 28 Nov 2021
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 her.
- CJ Furey — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ronan Finke — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- William Carey — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as she improves.