People · Ireland
Paul Watson
2×2 · top 11.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019WATS03
Paul Watson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.72, set at Don't DNF Dublin 2020, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 164th in Ireland. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 148 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.50 in April 2019 to 11.37, a 42% improvement. Paul 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.84 | top 11.2% | 164 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 | 11.37 | 15.65 | top 11.7% | 177 / 1,465 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.86 | 7.32 | top 19.0% | 219 / 924 | |
| Skewb | 6.40 | 9.81 | top 29.0% | 202 / 632 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.02 | 2:13.83 | top 47.0% | 141 / 288 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.27 | 37.26 | top 47.3% | 190 / 454 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.38 | 1:23.78 | top 51.1% | 260 / 586 |
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
- 2 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Every Event Éire 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.37 at Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: Cork Open 2019. A 20.98 3×3 single to start from.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.50 at Cork Open 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cork Open 2019.
Competitions
- Don't DNF Dublin 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Every Event Éire 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Cork Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Ciarán Beahan — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Scott Froggatt — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Keith Jackman — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.