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Michael Jay Richards
Pyraminx · top 13.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023RICH03
Michael Jay Richards has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.99, set at Cubing Portal Sandnes 2023, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in Norway. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 125 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Michael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.99 | 6.74 | top 13.1% | 152 / 865 | |
| Skewb | 5.21 | 10.02 | top 19.8% | 131 / 531 | |
| 3×3 | 19.42 | 23.34 | top 38.3% | 572 / 1,609 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Cubing Portal Sandnes 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Portal Sandnes 2023.
- 5 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 21.74 at Norwegian Championship 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: Sandnes Winter 2023. A 33.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Portal Sandnes 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sandnes Summer Fun 2023 · 19 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2023 · 5 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sandnes Winter 2023 · 28 Jan 2023
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.
- Magne Njå — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.