People · New Zealand
Elliott O'Brien
2×2 · top 7.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021OBRI02
Elliott O'Brien has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at NZ South Island Championship 2021, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2021, he has put 167 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.87 in April 2021 to 10.30, a 13% improvement. Elliott has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 4.46 | top 7.2% | 160 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 10.30 | 13.43 | top 8.4% | 179 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 10.18 | top 21.4% | 170 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 48.83 | 1:00.13 | top 23.2% | 162 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 18.59 | 23.85 | top 24.8% | 75 / 251 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.99 | 9.21 | top 27.8% | 386 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.35 | 35.95 | top 42.8% | 232 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.45 | 2:21.22 | top 47.0% | 163 / 355 | |
| Clock | 18.98 | 20.20 | top 61.7% | 209 / 303 |
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 Mar 2022Three personal bests in one day at Lyttelton Autumn 2022.
- 27 Nov 2021Four personal bests in one day at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
- 17 Apr 2021First competition: NZ South Island Championship 2021. A 11.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lyttelton Autumn 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2021 · 17 Apr 2021
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.
- Daniel Fraser — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Adrien Auvray Matyn — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dwyane Ramos — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.