People · United Kingdom
Gene Briffa
2×2 · top 30.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022BRIF01
Gene Briffa has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.33, set at Norwich Summer 2022, puts him in the top 30.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,658th in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since April 2022, he has put 165 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.57 in April 2022 to 18.38, a 42% improvement. Gene has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.33 | 5.26 | top 30.8% | 1,658 / 4,946 | |
| Skewb | 7.20 | 13.25 | top 35.3% | 844 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 | 18.38 | 23.65 | top 35.4% | 2,422 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.56 | 11.60 | top 49.5% | 2,029 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.51 | — | top 71.0% | 1,609 / 2,112 | |
| Square-1 | 50.52 | — | top 76.6% | 624 / 789 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.84 | — | top 77.5% | 1,409 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 3:14.69 | — | top 79.3% | 902 / 998 |
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
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Reading Spring 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.67 at Brent Cross Winter 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Brent Cross Winter 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at East London Autumn 2022.
- 9 Jul 2022First sub-30 3×3: 23.70 at Stevenage Summer 2022.
- 9 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage Summer 2022.
Competitions
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- East London Autumn 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwich Summer 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Summer 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022
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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Adam Swaine — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Murad Asgarov — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.