People · United Kingdom
Fin Carlyon
Pyraminx · top 24.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018CARL01
Fin Carlyon has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.53, set at Exeter Summer 2023, puts him in the top 24.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 944th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since January 2018, he has put 86 official solves on the record across eight events. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.46 in January 2018 to 5.34, a 49% improvement. Fin 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.53 | 9.74 | top 24.1% | 944 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 7.18 | 9.89 | top 35.0% | 825 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 5.34 | 8.52 | top 43.5% | 2,299 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 27.56 | 32.87 | top 58.0% | 4,090 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,665 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.10 | — | early days — 3 solves | 831 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 5:02.07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 476 / 548 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,544 / 1,851 |
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
- 3 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Exeter Summer 2023.
- 9 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Welsh Open 2019.
- 27 Jan 2018First competition: Welsh Open 2018.
Competitions
- Exeter Summer 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
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.
- Aidan Grainger — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sean Moran — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.