People · United States
Graelen Wood
3×3 · top 2.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015WOOD11
Graelen Wood has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.75, set at Atlantic Open Fall 2017, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,426th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2015, he has put 304 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.93 in December 2015 to 7.75, a 54% improvement. Graelen has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.75 | 10.27 | top 2.4% | 1,426 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 1.97 | 3.13 | top 4.6% | 1,860 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.49 | 6.33 | top 5.4% | 1,431 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.84 | 17.56 | top 5.9% | 829 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 3.45 | 5.74 | top 7.5% | 1,170 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 48.97 | 52.98 | top 23.5% | 3,622 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.14 | 1:34.15 | top 28.3% | 2,251 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.68 | 1:47.92 | top 35.1% | 2,559 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 27.80 | 42.22 | top 45.3% | 2,987 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,117 / 2,059 | |
| 7×7 | 5:17.59 | 5:29.16 | top 56.2% | 1,694 / 3,236 |
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
- 21 Oct 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Atlantic Open Fall 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.24 at Atlantic Open 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Atlantic Open 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.12 at Lexington Summer 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Six personal bests in one day at Lexington Summer 2016.
- 5 Dec 2015First competition: Atlantic Open Fall 2015. A 18.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Halifax Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open Fall 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open Fall 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 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.
- Liam Orovec — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Eric Boudreau — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Graeme Watt — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.