People · New Zealand
Luke Giddens
Pyraminx · top 10.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021GIDD01
Luke Giddens has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.53, set at Palmerston North 2023, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 155th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since May 2021, he has put 93 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 14.30 in June 2021 to 4.53, a 68% improvement. Luke 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.53 | 10.03 | top 10.4% | 155 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 5.82 | top 21.4% | 390 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 19.06 | 25.52 | top 37.2% | 761 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 10.81 | 21.13 | top 59.8% | 425 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.59 | 1:51.89 | top 71.0% | 510 / 722 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2023.
- 11 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at Puzzling Porirua 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Puzzling Porirua 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.07 at Palmerston North 2022.
- 19 Feb 2022Four personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2022.
- 15 May 2021First competition: Palmerston North 2021. A 35.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling Porirua 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2022 · 19 Feb 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Nimble Napier 2021 · 19 Jun 2021
- 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.
- Xavier Evans — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Deane-Freeman — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Taylor James Maru Renau — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.