People · Sweden
Erik Sykes
Pyraminx · top 9.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018SYKE01
Erik Sykes has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.36, set at SSL 1 Åkers Styckebruk 2019, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 220th in Sweden. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2018, he has put 216 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.68 in March 2018 to 2.82, a 40% improvement. Erik has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.36 | 6.25 | top 9.5% | 220 / 1,730 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 4.52 | top 12.2% | 350 / 2,325 | |
| Skewb | 6.49 | 8.18 | top 29.6% | 379 / 1,173 | |
| 3×3 | 17.22 | 18.73 | top 31.7% | 821 / 2,925 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 512 / 868 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 761 / 1,120 |
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
- 2 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Nordic Championship 2018.
- 1 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Fredrikstad Open 2018.
- 1 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Fredrikstad Open 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018First competition: Royal Corner Twist 2018. A 28.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SSL 3 Varberg 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SSL 1 Åkers Styckebruk 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kubkvarna Winter 2019 · 26 Jan 2019
- Nordic Championship 2018 · 2 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Fredrikstad Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Royal Corner Twist 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Elvin Thorsen — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marcus Moberg — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Wallin — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.