People · New Zealand
Dougal Merriman
Pyraminx · top 24.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2020 · 2020MERR01
Dougal Merriman has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.62, set at NZ South Island Championship 2021, puts him in the top 24.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 349th in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since December 2020, he has put 123 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.20 in December 2020 to 5.18, a 16% improvement. Dougal 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 10.53 | top 24.8% | 349 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 18.31 | 20.63 | top 35.0% | 711 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 7.71 | 9.70 | top 39.1% | 289 / 666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.18 | 5.77 | top 41.6% | 711 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.34 | 1:23.51 | top 54.5% | 372 / 722 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.69 | 2:26.12 | top 58.6% | 205 / 355 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 183 / 283 | |
| 6×6 | 4:27.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 122 / 149 | |
| Square-1 | 1:18.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 237 / 251 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Apr 2021First sub-20 3×3: 18.31 at NZ South Island Championship 2021.
- 17 Apr 2021Three personal bests in one day at NZ South Island Championship 2021.
- 11 Dec 2020First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2020. A 22.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ South Island Championship 2022 · 24 Jun 2022
- Southern Scramble Dunedin 2021 · 10 Jul 2021 — 1 personal best set
- NZ South Island Championship 2021 · 17 Apr 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020
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.
- Dwyane Ramos — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Fraser — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac Latta — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.