People · Canada
Patrick Lam
3×3 · top 32.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2005 · 2005LAMP01
Patrick Lam has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.53, set at Vancouver Open Summer 2008, puts him in the top 32.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,182nd in Canada. Across 3 competitions since November 2005, he has put 54 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.88 in November 2005 to 17.53, a 45% improvement. Patrick 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.53 | 20.49 | top 32.7% | 3,182 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.56 | 38.05 | top 52.4% | 1,218 / 2,620 | |
| 2×2 | 8.91 | 11.05 | top 73.0% | 5,372 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.78 | 2:29.52 | top 82.0% | 2,471 / 3,118 |
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
- 19 May 2007First sub-30 3×3: 18.97 at Canadian Open 2007.
- 19 May 2007First sub-20 3×3: 18.97 at Canadian Open 2007.
- 19 May 2007Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2007.
- 5 Nov 2005First competition: Rubik's World Championship 2005. A 31.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vancouver Open Summer 2008 · 14 Jun 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2007 · 19 May 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005
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.
- Hong Chen — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Craig Bouchard — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bob Burton — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.53 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 2.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.