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Isaac Barber
Pyraminx · top 3.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015BARB07
Isaac Barber has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at ODU Big Blue Spring 2017, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 930th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2015, he has put 139 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.40 in November 2015 to 11.83, a 47% improvement. Isaac 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 | 2.96 | 8.39 | top 3.5% | 930 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.38 | top 8.5% | 3,352 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.83 | 12.26 | top 13.3% | 7,135 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.82 | 8.56 | top 24.4% | 3,960 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.90 | 31.95 | top 36.6% | 4,850 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.46 | 1:33.64 | top 57.9% | 10,002 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 18.36 | 20.47 | top 59.9% | 5,032 / 8,927 |
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
- 1 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Open Spring 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Spring 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Virginia Open Winter 2017.
- 3 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.93 at ODU Big Blue Winter 2016.
- 3 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Winter 2016.
- 14 Nov 2015First competition: Virginia Open Fall 2015. A 22.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Winter 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Fall 2015 · 14 Nov 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.
- Maggie Jordan — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ankush Hommerich-Dutt — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Jerome — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.