People · Australia
Michael Papandony
2×2 · top 0.79% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016PAPA02
Michael Papandony has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.11, set at Sydney Championship 2016, puts him in the top 0.79% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2016, he has put 260 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.27 in May 2016 to 11.73, a 47% improvement. Michael has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.11 | 3.58 | top 0.79% | 79 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 11.73 | 14.69 | top 13.0% | 1,152 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 50.33 | 56.17 | top 25.1% | 636 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 6.03 | 8.44 | top 25.9% | 691 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.21 | 10.28 | top 29.6% | 1,539 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.75 | 33.96 | top 36.2% | 823 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 26.36 | 31.78 | top 42.1% | 406 / 899 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.05 | 2:27.54 | top 54.3% | 743 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 813 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 395 / 468 |
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
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Koalafication Sydney 2019.
- 17 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.46 at Sydney Championship 2016.
- 17 Dec 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Sydney Championship 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.34 at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 8 May 2016First competition: Sydney Autumn 2016. A 22.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019
- Fortitude Sydney 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Koalafication Sydney 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cool Down Sydney 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2018 · 11 Nov 2018
- Sydney Championship 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Winter 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2016 · 8 May 2016
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.
- Caleb Clark — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Edbert Sim — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- William Tao — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.