People · United States
Michael Hartz
3×3 · top 23.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009HART01
Michael Hartz has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.66, set at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009, puts him in the top 23.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,846th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2009, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.31 in May 2009 to 14.66, a 37% improvement. Michael 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.66 | 17.09 | top 23.4% | 12,846 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.06 | 2:01.96 | top 75.1% | 13,878 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 5:09.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9,362 / 9,537 |
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
- 5 Dec 2009First sub-20 3×3: 14.66 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 5 Dec 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 5 Dec 2009Three personal bests in one day at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009.
- 2 May 2009First competition: Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009. A 23.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010 · 1 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009 · 2 May 2009
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.
- Dan Cohen — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tyler McCafferty — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Preston Nguyen — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.66 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 54,126 people have one; it is 17.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.