People · Canada
Paul McVittie
3×3 · top 13.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2013 · 2013MCVI03
Paul McVittie has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.87, set at Toronto Open Winter 2015, puts him in the top 13.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,279th in Canada. Across 7 competitions since September 2013, he has put 166 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.41 in September 2013 to 11.87, a 23% improvement. Paul has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 11.87 | 13.32 | top 13.5% | 1,279 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 4.85 | top 21.4% | 1,435 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 56.39 | 1:03.28 | top 32.4% | 853 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.49 | 27.74 | top 35.5% | 783 / 2,620 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.77 | 15.11 | top 42.8% | 1,994 / 4,858 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.32 | 2:58.62 | top 75.5% | 1,033 / 1,499 | |
| Skewb | 15.47 | 17.59 | top 79.8% | 2,349 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:03.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 280 / 351 | |
| Megaminx | 5:05.04 | — | top 96.5% | 1,310 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 7:51.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 636 / 665 |
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
- 14 Mar 2015First sub-15 3×3: 11.87 at Toronto Open Winter 2015.
- 14 Mar 2015Five personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Winter 2015.
- 29 Sep 2013First competition: Battle of Waterloo 2013. A 15.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Adelaide Summer 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Canadian Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2013 · 29 Sep 2013
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.
- Jonathan Esparaz — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Tan Wei Xiat — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Antoine Cantin — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.