People · United States
David Sanders
3×3 · top 20.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008SAND01
David Sanders has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.96, set at Marietta Open 2010, puts him in the top 20.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,219th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2008, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 59.25 in October 2008 to 13.96, a 76% 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 | 13.96 | 21.13 | top 20.8% | 11,219 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.19 | 2:02.08 | top 72.0% | 12,998 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 9.90 | 13.79 | top 77.6% | 32,125 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.81 | 3:20.33 | top 79.0% | 7,166 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:39.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,008 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 Jul 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.83 at Marietta Open 2010.
- 31 Jul 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.96 at Marietta Open 2010.
- 31 Jul 2010Four personal bests in one day at Marietta Open 2010.
- 20 Jun 2009Four personal bests in one day at Horizons Open 2009.
- 21 Mar 2009First sub-30 3×3: 26.93 at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009.
- 18 Oct 2008First competition: Decatur Open 2008. A 59.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marietta Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011
- Marietta Open 2010 · 31 Jul 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Horizons Open 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Decatur Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008
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.
- Hadley Sheffield — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jared Phelps — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chris Foster — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 53,325 people have one; it is 12.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.