People · Canada
Craig Bouchard
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2005 · 2005BOUC01
Craig Bouchard has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.82, set at Oakville Limited Fall 2017, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 246th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 30 competitions since November 2005, he has put 752 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.90 in November 2005 to 7.82, a 76% improvement. Craig has entered 30 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.82 | 12.18 | top 2.5% | 246 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 19.68 | top 15.2% | 603 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 41.67 | top 17.4% | 56 / 283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.13 | 32.94 | top 20.8% | 447 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 50.27 | 56.22 | top 25.1% | 640 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:42.03 | 2:28.27 | top 27.3% | 89 / 351 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 6.82 | top 28.8% | 1,964 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 6.91 | 12.97 | top 33.0% | 818 / 2,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.40 | 2:05.08 | top 48.9% | 634 / 1,499 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 9:07.11 | — | early days — 3 solves | 29 / 60 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 22:20 | — | top 53.4% | 60 / 112 | |
| Clock | 19.92 | 27.50 | top 64.4% | 620 / 1,029 | |
| Megaminx | 2:57.19 | 3:19.69 | top 73.2% | 902 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 4:36.15 | 4:59.07 | top 76.2% | 451 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 7:21.98 | 7:44.28 | early days — 3 solves | 399 / 503 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.44 | 1:28.84 | top 88.3% | 825 / 952 |
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
- 19 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 7.82 at Oakville Limited Fall 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Fantastic Manhattan Competition 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2016.
- 21 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2016.
Competitions
- 8 Wing Limited 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Waterloo 2018 · 3 Jun 2018
- No 3x3x3 Waterloo 2018 · 2 Jun 2018
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Niagara Select 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Oakville Limited Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Americas 2017 · 15 Oct 2017
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- London Limited Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Limited Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Fantastic Manhattan Competition 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube4Cam 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Waterloo Open Fall 2012 · 29 Sep 2012
- Toronto Open Fall 2007 · 24 Nov 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2007 · 19 May 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Rutgers Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 6 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 5 personal bests set
- Trumbull Spring competition 2006 · 27 May 2006 — 5 personal bests set
- Rutgers Spring competition 2006 · 29 Apr 2006 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005
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.
- Brady Metherall — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Dave Campbell — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Antoine Cantin — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.