People · United States
Martin Strout
Pyraminx · top 24.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019STRO01
Martin Strout has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.62, set at Cubing in Cambridge 2019, puts him in the top 24.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,765th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since February 2019, he has put 111 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.46 in February 2019 to 16.17, a 59% improvement. Martin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 6.62 | 8.07 | top 24.8% | 6,765 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 5.53 | top 24.8% | 9,738 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.17 | 18.00 | top 28.4% | 15,516 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.56 | 1:28.34 | top 55.5% | 9,522 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,195 / 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
- 12 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 19.73 at MIT Winter 2020.
- 1 Jun 2019First sub-30 3×3: 26.45 at Cubing in Cambridge 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cambridge 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019First competition: Salem Cube Trials 2019. A 39.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Amherst Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
- Salem Cubikon 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Beverly 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Winter 2020 · 12 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- The Battle of Lexington 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Salem Cube Trials 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ryan Waite — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Rohan Volety — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.