People · Latvia
Martin Strauss
2×2 · top 17.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023STRA22
Martin Strauss has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at Edinburgh Winter 2024, puts him in the top 17.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49th in Latvia. Across 3 competitions since July 2023, he has put 99 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.74 in July 2023 to 3.30, a 51% 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 | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 5.33 | top 17.8% | 49 / 237 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 9.16 | top 24.3% | 58 / 185 | |
| 3×3 | 18.25 | 25.49 | top 34.8% | 96 / 309 | |
| Clock | 13.56 | 17.40 | top 42.0% | 26 / 60 | |
| Skewb | 12.83 | 15.54 | top 69.9% | 88 / 117 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
- 22 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 18.25 at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 22 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.25 at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 22 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 29 Jul 2023First competition: North Highlands Summer 2023. A 31.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- North Highlands Summer 2023 · 29 Jul 2023
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.
- Magnus Miłosz Birecki — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bella Campbell — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.