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Michael Palone
Megaminx · top 40.2% of 35,351 all-time · competing since September 2008 · 2008PALO01
Michael Palone has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 1:49.41, set at Denver Open 2010, puts him in the top 40.2% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,971st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2008, he has put 63 official solves on the record across five events. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 1:49.41 | 2:02.27 | top 40.2% | 2,971 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 | 21.69 | 28.08 | top 44.7% | 26,130 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.65 | 8.66 | top 47.1% | 19,377 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.88 | 1:02.27 | top 82.7% | 12,519 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 1:47.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,734 / 6,846 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at Denver Open 2010.
- 20 Sep 2008First competition: Boulder 2008. A 22.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Denver Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Boulder 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Boulder 2008 · 20 Sep 2008 — 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.
- Jackson Warley — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Anthony McKnight — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1:30 Megaminx single — 9,990 people have one; it is 19.41 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.