People · New Zealand
Ossian Lynch
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016LYNC02
Ossian Lynch has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at SNZ Northern 2018, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2016, he has put 193 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.56 in May 2016 to 18.25, a 26% improvement. Ossian has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 5.46 | top 2.9% | 85 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 3.64 | 5.49 | top 8.6% | 81 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.22 | 8.39 | top 14.6% | 207 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 18.25 | 20.13 | top 34.8% | 708 / 2,095 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 75 / 111 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.98 | 1:55.82 | top 68.6% | 486 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 48.65 | 1:06.82 | top 74.8% | 204 / 251 | |
| Megaminx | 4:25.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 275 / 283 | |
| 5×5 | 4:31.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 340 / 355 |
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
- 23 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at SNZ Northern 2018.
- 27 May 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.24 at Palmerston North 2018.
- 3 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2016.
- 22 May 2016First competition: Wellington Autumn 2016. A 24.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wellington Winter 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2018 · 3 Mar 2018
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017
- New Zealand Nationals 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Autumn 2016 · 22 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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- James Macdiarmid — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lee Stanton-Barnett — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.