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Jock Holmes
Pyraminx · top 21.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012HOLM01
Jock Holmes has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.25, set at Guildford Open 2013, puts him in the top 21.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 856th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since November 2012, he has put 98 official solves on the record across ten events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 9.58 in January 2013 to 6.25, a 35% improvement. Jock 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.25 | 9.08 | top 21.8% | 856 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 4.59 | 8.66 | top 34.1% | 1,806 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 22.83 | 24.85 | top 47.5% | 3,296 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.86 | — | top 71.8% | 1,606 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 24.99 | 27.86 | top 76.6% | 960 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.71 | 1:09.56 | top 79.1% | 1,437 / 1,851 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 318 / 372 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.27 | — | top 82.3% | 895 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 3:22.64 | — | top 84.7% | 1,058 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 6:36.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 523 / 548 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Aug 2013Five personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2013.
- 4 May 2013Four personal bests in one day at Nottingham Open 2013.
- 26 Jan 2013Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Open 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012First competition: UK Open 2012. A 25.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guildford Open 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Open 2013 · 26 Jan 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
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.
- Chris Wall — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Laurence Livsey — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.