People · United States
Philip Rhoda
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015RHOD04
Philip Rhoda has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at Coach Pigeon 2018, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,259th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2015, he has put 107 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.54 in June 2015 to 9.41, a 43% improvement. Philip has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.41 | 12.01 | top 5.9% | 3,259 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 10.71 | top 13.8% | 3,602 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 5.48 | top 26.4% | 10,406 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 52.26 | 1:00.60 | top 27.5% | 4,241 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.90 | 30.70 | top 34.0% | 4,475 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.84 | 2:02.67 | top 42.5% | 3,458 / 9,401 |
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
- 23 Jun 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Coach Pigeon 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Three Seconds Snakes 2018.
- 7 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.12 at Summit City Open 2016.
- 7 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Summit City Open 2016.
- 12 Jun 2015First competition: Indiana 2015. A 16.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Three Seconds Snakes 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015
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.
- Christopher Olson — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Feran — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- CJ Sheng — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.