People · United States
Denny Rizer
2×2 · top 12.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009RIZE01
Denny Rizer has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.84, set at Dayton Winter 2017, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,890th in the United States. Across 16 competitions since March 2009, he has put 301 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:31.61 in March 2009 to 27.94, a 70% improvement. Denny has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.84 | 6.96 | top 12.4% | 4,890 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 13.53 | 16.53 | top 41.9% | 3,356 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 27.94 | 32.19 | top 58.7% | 34,808 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 12.77 | 20.14 | top 69.7% | 13,095 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.34 | 23.36 | top 83.0% | 24,509 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:00.53 | 1:09.96 | top 84.2% | 12,622 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.41 | 2:38.03 | top 84.5% | 15,878 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:32.70 | 4:00.28 | top 87.0% | 8,086 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 4:05.19 | — | top 90.8% | 7,313 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 1:54.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,668 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 9:37.66 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,185 / 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
- 5 Nov 2011First sub-30 3×3: 27.94 at Indiana 2011.
- 5 Nov 2011Six personal bests in one day at Indiana 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011Five personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Open 2010.
- 2 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at DeVry University Open 2010.
- 6 Aug 2010Five personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
Competitions
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio Fall 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Dayton Fall 2011 · 15 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Dayton Blind 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- DeVry University Open 2010 · 2 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010 · 1 May 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Motor City Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio Open 2009 · 28 Mar 2009
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.
- Bobby Krupa — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Chester Lian — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Myles Casanas — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.