People · Australia
Paul Dyer
Pyraminx · top 5.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012DYER01
Paul Dyer has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.39, set at Cool Down Sydney 2019, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 223rd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2012, he has put 115 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.15 in April 2012 to 16.43, a 49% improvement. Paul 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.39 | 10.67 | top 5.0% | 223 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 16.43 | 20.61 | top 29.2% | 2,721 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 4.79 | 6.31 | top 36.6% | 2,878 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.22 | 1:27.05 | top 51.8% | 1,430 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:06.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 302 / 394 |
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 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Summer 2015.
- 23 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.56 at Sydney Spring 2014.
- 23 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Spring 2014.
- 16 Aug 2014First sub-30 3×3: 20.38 at Australian Nationals 2014.
- 21 Apr 2012First competition: Sydney Autumn 2012. A 32.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cool Down Sydney 2019 · 10 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Sydney 2018 · 19 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Summer 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2015 · 2 May 2015
- Sydney Spring 2014 · 23 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2014 · 16 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2012 · 21 Apr 2012
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.
- Tamara Macadam — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nathan Seeto — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jayden McNeill — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.