People · United States
Mark Neal
3×3 · top 57.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014NEAL01
Mark Neal has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.49, set at Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2015, puts him in the top 57.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34,242nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since December 2014, he has put 71 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.79 in December 2014 to 27.49, a 31% improvement. Mark 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.49 | 35.89 | top 57.8% | 34,242 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 13.69 | 24.20 | top 73.6% | 13,891 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.90 | 18.01 | top 77.4% | 22,893 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 11.41 | 15.90 | top 82.7% | 34,348 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 2:34.47 | — | top 92.7% | 17,731 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:37.09 | — | top 95.9% | 14,928 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 5:36.16 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9,291 / 9,401 |
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
- 31 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 31 Jan 2015First sub-30 3×3: 28.82 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014First competition: Carnegie Mellon Winter 2014. A 39.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- MCC Gamma 2015 · 13 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Summit City Open 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
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.
- Kit Clement — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Blake Thompson — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.49 away.
- A sub-12 Skewb single — 48,404 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.