People · United States
David King
Pyraminx · top 9.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019KING13
David King has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.35, set at Milwaukee First 2022, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,442nd in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2019, he has put 211 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.13 in November 2019 to 12.60, a 61% improvement. David has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 4.35 | 9.27 | top 9.4% | 2,442 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.60 | 15.18 | top 16.0% | 8,577 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 15.42 | 22.21 | top 17.4% | 1,179 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 4.57 | top 19.8% | 7,791 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.25 | 8.94 | top 20.1% | 3,207 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 57.10 | 1:05.51 | top 33.2% | 5,303 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.51 | 29.29 | top 38.1% | 5,060 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 13.24 | 15.65 | top 40.7% | 3,240 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.55 | — | top 55.6% | 4,177 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:21.93 | — | top 62.0% | 5,340 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 6:21.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,248 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:40.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,077 / 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
- 18 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Three Attempts Chicago 2022.
- 28 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.89 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 21 Dec 2019First sub-30 3×3: 26.54 at Wiscube 2019.
Competitions
- Mt. Prospect Open 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Milwaukee First 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- NxNaperville 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Three Attempts Chicago 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Albany Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019
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.
- Peter Weyers — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zeke Mackay — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.