People · Canada
Michael Paul Spafford
3×3 · top 49.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015SPAF01
Michael Paul Spafford has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.38, set at Oakville Limited Fall 2017, puts him in the top 49.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,083rd in Canada. Across 7 competitions since May 2015, he has put 121 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.70 in May 2015 to 23.38, a 33% improvement. Michael has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.38 | 29.97 | top 49.0% | 5,083 / 10,502 | |
| Skewb | 10.02 | 16.80 | top 55.1% | 1,531 / 2,928 | |
| 2×2 | 6.86 | 9.84 | top 59.3% | 4,355 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.13 | 14.60 | top 61.5% | 3,031 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.00 | 1:01.26 | top 76.8% | 1,880 / 2,632 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.06 | — | top 84.4% | 2,608 / 3,180 | |
| Megaminx | 3:57.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,181 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 4:48.70 | — | top 96.2% | 1,450 / 1,546 |
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
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2019.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-30 3×3: 23.38 at Oakville Limited Fall 2017.
- 16 May 2015First competition: National Capital Region 2015. A 34.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2015 · 16 May 2015
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.
- Antoine Cantin — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brennen Lin — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Laura Plourde — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 3.38 away.
- A sub-10 Skewb single — 40,788 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.