People · United States
Mason Newstead
3×3 · top 49.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008NEWS01
Mason Newstead has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.55, set at Discovery Science Center competition 2009, puts him in the top 49.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28,681st in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2008, he has put 68 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.65 in May 2008 to 23.55, a 51% improvement. Mason has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.55 | 26.48 | top 49.3% | 28,681 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.80 | 13.57 | top 72.4% | 29,932 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.84 | 1:04.67 | top 80.7% | 11,959 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:30.36 | — | top 91.8% | 17,563 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 6:10.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,349 / 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
- 20 Sep 2008Three personal bests in one day at Boulder 2008.
- 12 Jul 2008First sub-30 3×3: 28.60 at UCSD Summer competition 2008.
- 24 May 2008First competition: San Diego Open 2008. A 47.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Diego Open 2010 · 29 May 2010
- Discovery Science Center competition 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Science Festival 2009 · 4 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Boulder 2008 · 20 Sep 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- UCSD Summer competition 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2008 · 24 May 2008
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.
- Shelley Chang — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Albright — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Zamora — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.55 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.