People · United States
Michael Robinson
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013ROBI01
Michael Robinson has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.43, set at Arcadia Summer 2019, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,800th in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2013, he has put 126 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.69 in January 2013 to 10.43, a 38% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.43 | 11.27 | top 8.7% | 4,800 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 54.50 | 1:05.03 | top 30.1% | 4,728 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 5.75 | top 31.1% | 12,385 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.75 | 53.88 | top 70.2% | 10,082 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,548 / 9,401 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arcadia Summer 2019.
- 1 Mar 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Williams Winter 2014.
- 1 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Williams Winter 2014.
- 12 Jan 2013First competition: Monmouth County Open 2013. A 16.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arcadia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Williams Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Williams Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Monmouth County Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013
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.
- Daniel Karnaukh — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dan Selzer — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Reynolds — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 4.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.