People · Australia
Luke Gourlay
2×2 · top 28.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022GOUR03
Luke Gourlay has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.13, set at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024, puts him in the top 28.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,197th in Australia. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 110 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.60 in September 2022 to 20.30, a 34% improvement. Luke has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 6.82 | top 28.1% | 2,197 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 20.30 | 23.08 | top 40.8% | 4,020 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.73 | 14.35 | top 65.5% | 3,926 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 12.21 | 15.24 | top 67.0% | 2,249 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.65 | — | top 72.3% | 2,125 / 3,051 |
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 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024.
- 29 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Perth Autumn 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.37 at Butler Blitz 2022.
- 30 Sep 2022First competition: Australian Nationals 2022. A 30.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024 · 19 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- WA Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Butler Blitz 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022
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.
- George Pedigo — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Xavier Valentine — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.