People · United Kingdom
George Coombes
3×3 · top 9.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023COOM04
George Coombes has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.73, set at Wiltshire December 2023, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 698th in the United Kingdom. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 240 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.64 in April 2023 to 10.73, a 31% improvement. George 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.73 | 12.19 | top 9.7% | 698 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 4.54 | top 11.0% | 705 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 5.94 | 8.66 | top 25.3% | 578 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 56.86 | 1:01.05 | top 33.0% | 739 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.62 | 12.54 | top 41.6% | 1,692 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.29 | 28.98 | top 42.6% | 748 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 21.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 867 / 1,232 | |
| Square-1 | 56.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 654 / 778 |
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
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kent Autumn 2023.
- 5 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2023.
- 27 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.76 at Hampshire Spring 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Wakefield Spring 2023. A 17.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Xavier Morgan — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- James Alonso — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Devere — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.