People · United Kingdom
Oliver Petch
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023PETC01
Oliver Petch has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Birmingham Summer 2024, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 545th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 64 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.84 in April 2023 to 16.82, a 32% improvement. Oliver 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 5.81 | top 8.0% | 545 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 16.82 | 19.16 | top 30.4% | 2,025 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.74 | 9.26 | top 34.0% | 1,369 / 3,656 |
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
- 17 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Birmingham Summer 2024.
- 20 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.08 at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Wakefield Spring 2023. A 24.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023
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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Billie Hammill — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Harvie Partridge — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.