People · Canada
Julian Ma
Pyraminx · top 7.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016MAJU03
Julian Ma has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.91, set at Canadian Championship 2019, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 253rd in Canada. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2016, he has put 130 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.23 in December 2016 to 17.95, a 34% improvement. Julian has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.91 | 7.46 | top 7.2% | 253 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 6.17 | top 20.3% | 1,362 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 17.95 | 19.15 | top 34.0% | 3,337 / 10,392 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.77 | 2:22.70 | top 49.1% | 638 / 1,499 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.27 | 1:22.93 | top 50.0% | 1,365 / 3,118 | |
| Skewb | 9.46 | 11.36 | top 51.5% | 1,407 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.33 | 41.85 | top 56.1% | 1,329 / 2,620 |
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
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.95 at Trois-Rivieres 2019.
- 19 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Trois-Rivieres 2019.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: UMass ODS Fall 2016. A 27.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Trois-Rivieres 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2017 · 21 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Montreal Open Winter 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
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.
- Jérémie Randrianarisoa — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Brennen Lin — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Julien Gaboriaud — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.