People · United States
Henry Merker
3×3 · top 25.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008MERK01
Henry Merker has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.36, set at Drexel Winter 2009, puts him in the top 25.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,955th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2008, he has put 108 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.59 in November 2008 to 15.36, a 22% improvement. Henry has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 15.36 | 17.54 | top 25.6% | 13,955 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 6.06 | top 27.1% | 10,715 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.88 | 10.66 | top 43.8% | 12,560 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 33.06 | 1:21.61 | top 55.2% | 3,643 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.96 | 41.76 | top 62.3% | 8,795 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.06 | 1:38.93 | top 64.3% | 11,297 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:15.80 | — | top 82.9% | 7,597 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 5:52.25 | 6:17.47 | early days — 3 solves | 3,719 / 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
- 7 Feb 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Newark Winter 2009.
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: Newark Open 2008. A 19.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Drexel Winter 2009 · 14 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Drexel Fall 2008 · 15 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 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Gavin Nelson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alex Ozer — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.