People · United Kingdom
Luke Plowman
3×3 · top 7.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015PLOW02
Luke Plowman has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.07, set at UK Championship 2017, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 560th in the United Kingdom. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2015, he has put 116 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.36 in August 2015 to 10.07, a 38% improvement. Luke has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.07 | 11.42 | top 7.7% | 560 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.85 | 22.83 | top 14.7% | 277 / 1,851 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 5.15 | top 18.6% | 1,067 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 48.14 | 1:00.97 | top 22.3% | 501 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 46.67 | top 62.5% | 252 / 372 |
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 2017Three personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016Five personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.00 at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015First competition: August Bank Holiday Competition 2015. A 16.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Guildford Open 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2015 · 29 Aug 2015
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.
- Charlie Stark — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- James Molloy — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Eli Jay — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.