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Fred Whibley
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012WHIB01
Fred Whibley has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.67, set at Edinburgh Spring 2023, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 496th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2012, he has put 234 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.30 in November 2012 to 3.32, a 64% improvement. Fred 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.67 | 11.64 | top 6.6% | 496 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.12 | 5.11 | top 8.3% | 320 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 44.73 | 50.25 | top 18.0% | 409 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 4.60 | top 18.0% | 1,042 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.97 | 27.52 | top 26.0% | 474 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 11.40 | 12.39 | top 32.1% | 423 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 3:17.74 | 3:24.07 | early days — 3 solves | 298 / 548 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.70 | — | top 50.3% | 618 / 1,151 | |
| 7×7 | 5:11.10 | 5:33.70 | early days — 3 solves | 264 / 459 | |
| Megaminx | 3:12.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 861 / 966 |
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
- 27 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Aberdeen Autumn 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.99 at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 16 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
Competitions
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Aberdeen Autumn 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Leicester Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
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.
- Jaye Sloan — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Mathis Engelbrecht — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.