People · New Zealand
Luke Hibbert
3×3 · top 1.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021HIBB02
Luke Hibbert has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.84, set at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in New Zealand. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2021, he has put 298 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.79 in August 2021 to 6.84, a 71% improvement. Luke has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.84 | 10.87 | top 1.2% | 41 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.36 | 5.31 | top 4.9% | 85 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 34.09 | 40.53 | top 6.0% | 55 / 745 | |
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.86 | top 6.8% | 150 / 1,627 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.28 | 1:19.20 | top 14.1% | 54 / 364 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.30 | 1:17.79 | top 15.2% | 62 / 284 | |
| 7×7 | 3:47.62 | 4:05.07 | early days — 3 solves | 40 / 126 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.18 | 2:51.44 | early days — 3 solves | 66 / 150 | |
| Square-1 | 24.56 | 29.15 | top 38.3% | 115 / 254 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.17 | 32.38 | top 47.1% | 263 / 607 | |
| Skewb | 9.72 | 12.63 | top 53.2% | 379 / 670 |
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
- 27 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 9 Dec 2022Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 12.81 at Puzzling Porirua 2022.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Puzzling Porirua 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 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 Maddigan — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Elyas Eyou — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.