People · Australia
Duncan Butcher
Skewb · top 6.2% of 74,164 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016BUTC01
Duncan Butcher has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.22, set at Australian Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 180th in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2016, he has put 297 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.34 in December 2016 to 9.72, a 32% improvement. Duncan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.22 | 5.16 | top 6.2% | 180 / 3,589 | |
| 3×3 | 9.72 | 12.46 | top 6.7% | 625 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.30 | 6.90 | top 15.1% | 731 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 5.06 | top 15.1% | 1,176 / 8,727 | |
| 4×4 | 49.27 | 56.82 | top 23.9% | 609 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.26 | 28.54 | top 26.8% | 599 / 2,685 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.32 | 1:59.16 | top 37.3% | 471 / 1,313 | |
| Square-1 | 38.07 | 54.53 | top 62.9% | 623 / 920 |
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
- 12 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Northside Cube Day 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Brisbane Winter 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Winter 2018.
- 11 Dec 2016First competition: POPS Open 2016. A 14.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Northside Cube Days 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Gold Coast Spring 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Koalafication Brisbane 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northside Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Winter 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016
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.
- Jack Hinz — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Tommas Austin-Milne — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ruairi Moloney — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.