People · United States
Kirk Walton
3×3 · top 50.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2005 · 2005WALT01
Kirk Walton has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.03, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007, puts him in the top 50.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29,432nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since September 2005, he has put 33 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.00 in September 2005 to 24.03, a 33% improvement. Kirk has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 24.03 | 26.24 | top 50.4% | 29,432 / 59,724 |
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
- 13 Jan 2007First sub-30 3×3: 28.03 at Caltech Winter competition 2007.
- 17 Sep 2005First competition: Idaho Open 2005. A 39.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho Open 2007 · 17 Mar 2007
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho Open 2005 · 17 Sep 2005 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Christy Morris — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sara Gillmore — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Adam Zamora — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.