People · United States
Colin Pierce
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023PIER08
Colin Pierce has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Trojan Spring 2024, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,406th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2023, he has put 162 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.33 in August 2023 to 16.02, a 45% improvement. Colin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 8.43 | top 9.1% | 2,406 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 5.79 | top 14.8% | 5,862 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 16.02 | 21.57 | top 28.0% | 15,538 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 11.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,592 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 7.88 | 12.02 | top 40.4% | 7,078 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.13 | 54.84 | top 66.9% | 9,664 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.31 | 1:49.01 | top 75.8% | 14,056 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:23.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,967 / 9,537 |
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
- 18 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.02 at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Trojan Spring 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024.
- 7 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024.
- 13 Aug 2023First competition: Cubing 4 a Cure Farmington 2023. A 29.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washtenaw Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Trojan Spring 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Newcomers 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024 · 7 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- Cubing 4 a Cure Farmington 2023 · 13 Aug 2023
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.
- Doug Li — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Ansel de Jong — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Hildreth — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.