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Dave Watson

3×3 · top 94.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018WATS05

Dave Watson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:07.76, set at Melbourne Summer 2020, puts him in the top 94.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,011th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since August 2018, he has put 33 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:22.78 in August 2018 to 1:07.76, an 18% improvement. Dave has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 94.2% of 284,439 all-time
1:07.76
signature single · Melbourne Summer 2020
33
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingNew Zealand
3×31:07.761:13.35
top 94.2%2,011 / 2,095

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

Horsham Winter 2018: 1:22.78Australian Nationals 2018: 1:19.49Brilliant Ballarat 2019: 1:20.78Solving in Sale 2019: 1:14.24WCA World Championship 2019: 1:11.17Horsham 2019: 1:08.68Melbourne Summer 2020: 1:07.761:07.761:22.7825 Aug 201825 Jan 2020

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Jack Cai — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
  • Ethan Pride — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Oscar Watson — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 7.76 away.

Targets move as he improves.