People · United States
David Young Merrell
2×2 · top 17.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024MERR01
David Young Merrell has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.24, set at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,687th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since January 2024, he has put 81 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.03 in January 2024 to 21.29, an 11% improvement. David has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 8.58 | top 17.1% | 6,687 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.15 | 11.95 | top 29.1% | 8,049 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 21.29 | 25.54 | top 43.5% | 24,971 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,257 / 19,072 |
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
- 29 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024.
- 5 Jan 2024First competition: Baton Rouge Winter 2024. A 24.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Red Stick Spring 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Baton Rouge Winter 2024 · 5 Jan 2024
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.
- Marcus Cody Merrell — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Elena Kroth — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Cajus Hübner — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.