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David Buckland
Pyraminx · top 14.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023BUCK06
David Buckland has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.23, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,836th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2023, he has put 66 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.67 in June 2023 to 5.23, a 40% improvement. David has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 5.23 | 8.52 | top 14.6% | 3,836 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 9.16 | top 22.4% | 8,813 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.88 | 21.57 | top 36.7% | 20,673 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,480 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 14.06 | 16.75 | top 75.0% | 14,198 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.88 | — | top 76.1% | 13,933 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,951 / 15,683 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 25 Jun 2023First competition: Concord Summer 2023. A 19.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023
- Concord Summer 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 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.
- Maxwell Harper — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bhuvanesh Ganta — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Fiona Bao — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.