People · Australia
Luke Bruce
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010BRUC01
Luke Bruce has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.02, set at Bendigo Cube Blitz 2020, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 454th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2010, he has put 532 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.81 in January 2010 to 9.02, a 39% improvement. Luke has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 10.85 | top 4.9% | 454 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 38.60 | 40.26 | top 10.5% | 273 / 3,051 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 3.82 | top 13.4% | 1,028 / 8,567 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.06 | 1:33.27 | top 20.0% | 263 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.92 | 21.84 | top 20.3% | 460 / 2,659 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.22 | 3:42.25 | top 46.9% | 283 / 641 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.08 | 13.03 | top 61.1% | 3,615 / 5,993 | |
| 7×7 | 6:03.86 | 6:38.09 | top 68.6% | 325 / 523 |
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
- 23 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Bendigo Cube Blitz 2020.
- 23 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Bendigo Cube Blitz 2020.
- 30 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Winter 2012.
- 29 Jan 2011Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer Open 2011.
- 13 Nov 2010Six personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2010.
- 4 Sep 2010Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2010.
Competitions
- Bendigo Cube Blitz 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2012 · 30 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Kubaroo Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2010 · 4 Sep 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 8 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 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.
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 100 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tim Major — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Cameron Stollery — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 54 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.