People · New Zealand
Luke Deane-Freeman
Pyraminx · top 1.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021DEAN02
Luke Deane-Freeman has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at Melbourne Summer 2024, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in New Zealand. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since May 2021, he has put 634 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.94 in May 2021 to 7.76, a 68% improvement. Luke has entered 13 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.05 | 2.96 | top 1.2% | 36 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 7.76 | 10.19 | top 2.4% | 74 / 2,095 | |
| Clock | 5.11 | 6.23 | top 4.7% | 29 / 303 | |
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.11 | top 8.7% | 185 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 42.61 | 51.93 | top 15.2% | 114 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.20 | 24.56 | top 18.4% | 112 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.86 | 1:40.17 | top 22.3% | 93 / 355 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.77 | 1:51.18 | top 35.1% | 125 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 7.29 | 10.46 | top 35.9% | 270 / 666 | |
| Square-1 | 34.18 | 40.71 | top 57.1% | 156 / 251 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | 49.00 | top 68.6% | 89 / 111 |
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 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Palmerston North 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Wellington Summer 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 2 Sep 2022Six personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2022.
Competitions
- Palmerston North 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome to Wellington 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Half Turns Hataitai 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Puzzling Porirua 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2022 · 19 Feb 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Nimble Napier 2021 · 19 Jun 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2021 · 15 May 2021
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.
- Jack McDougall — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
- Jack Maddigan — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.