People · Australia
Monty Wain
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2013 · 2013WAIN01
Monty Wain has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at Australian Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 326th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2013, he has put 481 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.52 in September 2013 to 8.30, a 39% improvement. Monty has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.30 | 10.01 | top 3.3% | 326 / 11,709 | |
| Megaminx | 47.29 | 59.92 | top 3.9% | 53 / 1,277 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.18 | 6.67 | top 4.3% | 191 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 36.43 | 50.75 | top 5.8% | 31 / 394 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 3.08 | top 7.0% | 533 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 35.71 | 39.88 | top 7.4% | 196 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 4.04 | 9.51 | top 11.2% | 286 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 12 of 13 cubes · 48:27 | — | top 13.8% | 29 / 180 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.13 | 1:20.73 | top 14.6% | 200 / 1,356 | |
| 7×7 | 3:23.82 | 3:36.37 | top 17.6% | 80 / 523 | |
| 6×6 | 2:17.70 | 2:23.56 | top 19.3% | 110 / 641 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 7:06.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 32 / 96 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.77 | 34.22 | top 41.3% | 960 / 2,659 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 265 / 468 | |
| Square-1 | 45.28 | — | top 71.4% | 681 / 899 |
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
- 6 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2018.
- 13 Jul 2017Seven personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2016.
- 3 Oct 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.18 at Australian Nationals 2015.
- 3 Oct 2015Ten personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2015.
- 16 Aug 2014Seven personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2014.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Sydney Winter 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 10 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2014 · 16 Aug 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2013 · 7 Sep 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.
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- William Tao — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Jayden McNeill — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 7.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.