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Haocong Rutherford
Pyraminx · top 4.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018RUTH03
Haocong Rutherford has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.28, set at GA Cubers Feet Fest 2019, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,203rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2018, he has put 117 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.96 in September 2018 to 14.16, a 36% improvement. Haocong 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.28 | 5.29 | top 4.6% | 1,203 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.16 | 16.59 | top 21.5% | 11,629 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 5.34 | top 29.3% | 11,633 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 8.48 | 11.72 | top 44.9% | 7,902 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.36 | 1:20.49 | top 49.1% | 8,223 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.65 | 3:38.50 | top 74.1% | 6,583 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,651 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 3:57.71 | — | top 89.6% | 7,216 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 6:45.00 | 8:13.19 | top 94.4% | 3,935 / 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
- 27 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.14 at Rocky Top 2018.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Rocky Top 2018.
- 1 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018First competition: Cobb Cubes Again 2018. A 21.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cubers Feet Fest 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Sunset 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes Again 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Mullen — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.