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David Pemberton

2×2 · top 23.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2006 · 2006PEMB01

David Pemberton has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.74, set at UK Open 2007, puts him in the top 23.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,299th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since November 2006, he has put 115 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.68 in November 2006 to 15.09, a 33% improvement. David has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 23.2% of 186,767 all-time
3.74
signature single · UK Open 2007
115
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited Kingdom
2×23.746.93
top 23.2%1,299 / 4,895
3×315.0916.75
top 24.8%1,639 / 6,689
Clock12.3814.39
top 36.8%497 / 1,232
3×3 one-handed32.8343.36
top 53.0%936 / 1,851
5×52:14.632:24.14
top 58.0%710 / 1,151
4×41:31.831:43.26
top 65.0%1,424 / 2,071
Pyraminx14.5221.28
top 80.0%3,106 / 3,656
Megaminx3:19.353:31.09
early days — 3 solves884 / 966
Square-11:01.361:19.66
early days — 3 solves677 / 778

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

UK Open 2006: 22.68Belgian Open 2007: 19.55UK Open 2007: 15.34UK Open 2008: 15.0915.0922.6818 Nov 20068 Nov 2008

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.09 away.

Targets move as he improves.