People · United States
David Barr
3×3 Fewest Moves · top 33.6% of 12,294 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003BARR01
David Barr has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3 Fewest Moves: a personal-best single of 36 moves, set at World Rubik's Games Championship 2003, puts him in the top 33.6% of the 12,294 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 738th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2003, he has put 113 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 6% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.00 in August 2003 to 18.01, a 22% improvement. David has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 738 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 | 18.01 | 20.09 | top 34.1% | 19,021 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.93 | 1:40.35 | top 56.7% | 9,750 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 9.95 | 15.87 | top 77.7% | 32,204 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 3:07.28 | 3:34.29 | top 80.3% | 7,308 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:19.17 | — | top 80.6% | 6,386 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.53 | 1:14.04 | top 82.4% | 12,305 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 6:27.33 | 6:42.49 | early days — 3 solves | 3,882 / 4,196 |
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
- 5 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at Couve Cubing 2012.
- 29 Apr 2006Seven personal bests in one day at Rutgers Spring competition 2006.
- 5 Nov 2005First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Rubik's World Championship 2005.
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 24.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Kingdom II 2014 · 15 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Couve Cubing 2012 · 5 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Rutgers Spring competition 2006 · 29 Apr 2006 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Craig Bouchard — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ian Winokur — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Cory Loviglio — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.01 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 20.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.