People · Canada
Julian Thompson
Megaminx · top 8.2% of 34,786 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016THOM12
Julian Thompson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 56.57, set at Canada's Best in the West 2018, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in Canada. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2016, he has put 197 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.54 in May 2016 to 15.06, a 52% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 56.57 | 1:05.88 | top 8.2% | 71 / 1,375 | |
| Skewb | 4.14 | 9.19 | top 11.9% | 252 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.94 | top 14.8% | 991 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.68 | 8.98 | top 17.6% | 715 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 15.06 | 17.85 | top 24.6% | 2,371 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.89 | — | top 53.3% | 1,466 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.46 | 37.50 | top 59.9% | 1,426 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.15 | — | early days — 3 solves | 973 / 1,499 |
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
- 27 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Foothills Fright 2018.
- 24 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Canada's Best in the West 2018.
- 26 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.41 at Battle for Foothills Limited 2018.
- 26 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Battle for Foothills Limited 2018.
- 7 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Too Much Cubing 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First sub-30 3×3: 27.54 at Edmonton Limited Summer 2016.
Competitions
- Foothills Fright 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Canada's Best in the West 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Battle for Foothills Limited 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Too Much Cubing 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Calgary Limited Fall 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Edmonton Limited Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 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.
- Alex Mutch — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- James Deibert — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ryan Yasinko — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 6.57 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.