People · United States
Mark Richey
Pyraminx · top 15.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022RICH21
Mark Richey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.38, set at Snake River Speedsolving 2024, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,105th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 129 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.88 in September 2022 to 13.02, a 60% improvement. Mark 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.38 | 6.73 | top 15.6% | 4,105 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 15.56 | top 17.5% | 9,368 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 5.16 | top 26.5% | 10,457 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.93 | 9.39 | top 33.1% | 5,552 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.12 | 27.18 | top 34.5% | 4,551 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.53 | 1:12.51 | top 41.3% | 6,747 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.41 | 2:29.33 | top 54.5% | 4,085 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 40.93 | 1:06.05 | top 66.5% | 4,372 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,508 / 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
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Back in Boise 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Back in Boise 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 15.97 at Spooky Solving Idaho 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.97 at Spooky Solving Idaho 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Gem State Side Events 2022. A 32.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pocatello Potato Palooza 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Snake River Speedsolving 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Back in Boise 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Spooky Solving Idaho 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Posthaste Potato Solving 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Gem State Side Events 2022 · 17 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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cade Beck — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac Buck — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.