People · United States
Ellery Murdock
3×3 · top 26.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008MURD01
Ellery Murdock has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.47, set at Cumberland Valley Open 2009, puts him in the top 26.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,183rd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since May 2008, he has put 241 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.70 in May 2008 to 15.47, a 25% improvement. Ellery 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.47 | 17.28 | top 26.0% | 14,183 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 6.53 | top 36.9% | 14,748 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.53 | 1:14.45 | top 41.3% | 6,747 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.88 | 16.62 | top 43.8% | 12,560 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.96 | 2:08.96 | top 52.3% | 4,407 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 33.09 | 1:00.05 | top 55.3% | 3,651 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.86 | 48.22 | top 67.9% | 9,694 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:37.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,365 / 3,184 |
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
- 6 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 18 Apr 2010Three personal bests in one day at Baltimore Spring competition 2010.
- 30 May 2009Six personal bests in one day at Cumberland Valley Open 2009.
- 14 Mar 2009Four personal bests in one day at Drexel Winter 2009.
- 7 Feb 2009Three personal bests in one day at Newark Winter 2009.
- 29 Nov 2008Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Open 2008.
Competitions
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Baltimore Spring competition 2010 · 18 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Cumberland Valley Open 2009 · 30 May 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Drexel Winter 2009 · 14 Mar 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2008 · 29 Nov 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Drexel Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Gavin Nelson — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.