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Paolo Lu
Pyraminx · top 20.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024LUPA01
Paolo Lu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.12, set at Going Back to the Gong 2024, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,042nd in Australia. Across 4 competitions since February 2024, he has put 68 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.55 in February 2024 to 16.55, a 35% improvement. Paolo has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.12 | 11.46 | top 20.9% | 1,042 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 16.55 | 20.99 | top 29.6% | 2,765 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 5.05 | 6.76 | top 40.0% | 3,150 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 10.90 | 12.57 | top 60.3% | 1,993 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.48 | 1:04.18 | top 68.7% | 1,631 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.68 | — | top 75.4% | 2,245 / 3,051 |
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
- 12 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.55 at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 12 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024First competition: Going Back to the Gong 2024. A 25.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Kiama Winter 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Going Back to the Gong 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
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.
- Eli Norman — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Elias Chong — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kirschner — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.