People · United States
Harry Solovay
3×3 · top 43.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008SOLO01
Harry Solovay has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.19, set at MIT Fall 2009, puts him in the top 43.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24,780th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2008, he has put 61 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.28 in November 2008 to 21.19, a 40% improvement. Harry 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 | 21.19 | 24.07 | top 43.2% | 24,780 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.75 | 10.77 | top 58.3% | 23,903 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.54 | — | top 73.3% | 6,492 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 2:02.22 | — | top 82.6% | 15,433 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.75 | 22.80 | top 84.4% | 24,873 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:31.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,766 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 8:10.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,113 / 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
- 14 Nov 2009Three personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2009.
- 7 Mar 2009Three personal bests in one day at Fort Lee Winter 2009.
- 7 Feb 2009First sub-30 3×3: 23.05 at Newark Winter 2009.
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: Newark Open 2008. A 35.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Fall 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Fort Lee Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
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.
- Patrick Jameson — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gavin Nelson — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dan Cohen — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.