People · United Kingdom
Paul Rayner
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018RAYN01
Paul Rayner has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.41, set at Wakefield Spring 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 288th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2018, he has put 161 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.87 in June 2018 to 8.41, a 71% improvement. Paul has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.41 | 10.37 | top 3.6% | 288 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 6.90 | 11.19 | top 59.6% | 3,071 / 4,895 |
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
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Stevenage January 2023.
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.69 at Wakefield Open 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.69 at Wakefield Open 2022.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: Peterborough Open 2018. A 28.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage January 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
- Chester Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Farnworth Spring D 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- London Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2018 · 25 Aug 2018
- Peterborough Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
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.
- Oliver Wheat — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Adam Devere — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Charlie Stark — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.