People · United Kingdom
Martin Smith
3×3 · top 18.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009SMIT05
Martin Smith has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.40, set at UK Open 2012, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,260th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since November 2009, he has put 83 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.25 in November 2009 to 13.40, a 40% improvement. Martin 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.40 | 18.40 | top 18.9% | 1,260 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.49 | top 27.6% | 1,494 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.71 | 13.28 | top 33.8% | 1,359 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.33 | 1:21.71 | top 44.3% | 970 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.80 | 47.02 | top 65.0% | 1,110 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.63 | — | top 69.4% | 863 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 46.44 | — | top 72.6% | 590 / 778 | |
| Megaminx | 3:00.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 834 / 966 |
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
- 3 Nov 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at UK Open 2012.
- 3 Nov 2012Six personal bests in one day at UK Open 2012.
- 12 Nov 2011First sub-20 3×3: 16.28 at UK Open 2011.
- 7 Nov 2009First competition: UK Open 2009. A 22.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009
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.
- Ben Whitmore — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joey Gouly — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.