People · United Kingdom
Michael Erskine
Pyraminx · top 31.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008ERSK01
Michael Erskine has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.41, set at Nottingham Open 2013, puts him in the top 31.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,257th in the United Kingdom. Across 18 competitions since November 2008, he has put 432 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.99 in November 2008 to 22.00, a 58% improvement. Michael has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.41 | 15.13 | top 31.2% | 1,257 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 22.00 | 25.97 | top 45.4% | 3,144 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 17.59 | 22.49 | top 57.4% | 743 / 1,232 | |
| 2×2 | 7.81 | 9.10 | top 66.5% | 3,399 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.91 | 2:02.56 | top 68.6% | 1,515 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.97 | 51.83 | top 72.7% | 1,290 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 58.40 | 1:24.29 | top 82.6% | 667 / 778 | |
| 5×5 | 3:26.56 | — | top 85.6% | 1,071 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 4:01.59 | 5:01.82 | top 90.3% | 933 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 6:57.08 | — | top 95.1% | 527 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 10:00.00 | — | top 97.1% | 450 / 459 | |
| Skewb | 36.76 | 51.10 | top 98.6% | 2,406 / 2,421 |
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
- 22 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Nottingham Open 2014.
- 3 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Six personal bests in one day at Rapid Dash Open 2012.
- 12 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at UK Open 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010First sub-30 3×3: 29.34 at UK Open 2010.
- 6 Nov 2010Eight personal bests in one day at UK Open 2010.
Competitions
- Brisbane Winter 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014 · 1 Nov 2014
- Nottingham Summer 2014 · 14 Jun 2014
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Nottingham Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Leicester Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Rapid Dash Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 8 personal bests set
- UK Nationals 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Bristol Open 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 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.
- Joey Gouly — met in 129 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Robert Yau — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.