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Graham Dodson
Pyraminx · top 6.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015DODS01
Graham Dodson has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.68, set at Athens Spring 2016, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,590th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2015, he has put 210 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.04 in October 2015 to 12.79, a 60% improvement. Graham 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.68 | 6.91 | top 6.2% | 1,590 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 5.34 | top 8.2% | 3,242 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.79 | 15.51 | top 16.7% | 8,943 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 10.94 | top 25.9% | 4,211 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.03 | 31.20 | top 31.6% | 4,100 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.94 | 1:12.63 | top 37.5% | 6,059 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 28.07 | 32.69 | top 45.8% | 2,975 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.22 | 2:42.63 | top 62.6% | 5,416 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 6:15.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,833 / 4,196 |
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
- 17 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at Spontaneous Summer 2016.
- 4 Jun 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Athens Summer Omega 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.95 at Athens Spring 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Athens Spring 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016First sub-30 3×3: 19.67 at Peach State Winter 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.67 at Peach State Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Spontaneous Summer 2016 · 17 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Omega 2016 · 4 Jun 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
- Athens Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Peach State Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Athens Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Kyra Joiner — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Katie Hull — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jared Stinson — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.