People · United Kingdom
Louis Robinson
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014ROBI02
Louis Robinson has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.21, set at Wiltshire Spring 2023, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 397th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2014, he has put 769 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.07 in November 2014 to 9.21, a 43% improvement. Louis has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.21 | 11.71 | top 5.4% | 397 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.25 | top 8.0% | 545 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.43 | 19.53 | top 9.0% | 183 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 39.53 | 46.46 | top 11.6% | 271 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.23 | 10.33 | top 14.6% | 557 / 3,656 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.06 | 1:25.89 | top 17.6% | 231 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.73 | 1:37.37 | top 28.0% | 325 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 8.09 | 13.94 | top 42.0% | 996 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 14.05 | 17.80 | top 44.1% | 590 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 3:23.42 | 3:37.21 | top 52.0% | 313 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 5:29.93 | — | top 59.7% | 291 / 459 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:18.98 | — | early days — 1 solve | 258 / 311 | |
| Square-1 | 51.44 | — | top 77.4% | 626 / 778 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 322 / 372 |
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
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Wiltshire Spring 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022Six personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022.
- 30 Jun 2018Six personal bests in one day at Peterborough Open 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Six personal bests in one day at Welsh Open 2018.
Competitions
- Bristol Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Exeter Summer 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Chippenham Autumn 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Peterborough Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 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.
- Charlie Stark — met in 122 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oliver Wheat — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.