People · United States
Michael Atkinson
3×3 · top 47.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003ATKI01
Michael Atkinson has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.70, set at Idaho Open 2005, puts him in the top 47.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27,364th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since August 2003, he has put 24 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.94 in August 2003 to 22.70, a 12% improvement. Michael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.70 | 27.14 | top 47.2% | 27,364 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.77 | 56.31 | top 77.4% | 11,328 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.31 | 3:19.44 | early days — 3 solves | 14,728 / 19,072 |
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
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 25.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Idaho Open 2005 · 17 Sep 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003 — 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.
- Frank Morris — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Duane Call — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lars Petrus — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.70 away.
- A sub-50 3×3 one-handed single — 56,546 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.