People · Australia
Luke Smith
2×2 · top 40.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022SMIT59
Luke Smith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.11, set at Melbourne Summer 2024, puts him in the top 40.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,272nd in Australia. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 135 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.62 in November 2022 to 21.59, a 25% improvement. Luke has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 5.11 | 8.10 | top 40.8% | 3,272 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 21.59 | 24.12 | top 44.4% | 4,563 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.15 | 15.08 | top 46.1% | 2,621 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 12.25 | 17.70 | top 67.3% | 2,304 / 3,589 |
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
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Brilliant Ballarat 2023.
- 20 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2022. A 28.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- Melbourne Cubing for Kids Saturday 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Victorian Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023
- Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brilliant Ballarat 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2022 · 12 Nov 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.
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Swami Srinivasan — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- David Edwards — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.