People · New Zealand
Cole Bullen
Pyraminx · top 17.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021BULL02
Cole Bullen has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.64, set at Tauranga Open 2023, puts him in the top 17.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 249th in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since August 2021, he has put 170 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 26% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 18.30 in August 2021 to 6.56, a 64% improvement. Cole has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.64 | 9.39 | top 17.4% | 249 / 1,149 | |
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 6.81 | top 21.6% | 395 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 | 16.51 | 19.93 | top 29.6% | 615 / 2,145 | |
| Skewb | 6.56 | 8.61 | top 30.3% | 231 / 670 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.69 | 2:01.58 | top 41.1% | 145 / 364 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.80 | 1:21.02 | top 41.6% | 277 / 745 | |
| Square-1 | 37.59 | 51.90 | top 62.2% | 172 / 254 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.80 | 2:50.01 | top 69.0% | 218 / 284 | |
| Clock | 22.49 | 27.36 | top 71.3% | 255 / 319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.39 | 54.08 | top 78.9% | 452 / 607 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Aug 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Tauranga Open 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.99 at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Seven personal bests in one day at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 13 Aug 2021First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2021. A 25.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tauranga Open 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 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 his.
- Brandon Harris — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ashley Foster — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.