People · South Africa
Marlow Harley
3×3 · top 29.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022HARL01
Marlow Harley has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.58, set at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023, puts him in the top 29.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 380th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 67 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.55 in August 2022 to 16.58, a 44% improvement. Marlow has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.58 | 22.86 | top 29.7% | 380 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.84 | 14.82 | top 51.7% | 418 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 7.27 | 11.44 | top 62.6% | 723 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 11.99 | 16.42 | top 66.0% | 261 / 438 |
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
- 30 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023.
- 7 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.85 at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022.
- 28 Aug 2022First competition: Green School Paarl Open 2022. A 29.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Spring 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Green School Paarl Open 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Christian van Heerden — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.