People · United States
Ralph Higginbotham
Pyraminx · top 29.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018HIGG01
Ralph Higginbotham has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.22, set at Burke Mountain Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 29.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,225th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2018, he has put 102 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.62 in March 2018 to 17.79, a 25% improvement. Ralph has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.22 | 9.93 | top 29.7% | 8,225 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.79 | 22.79 | top 33.5% | 18,595 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.13 | 8.50 | top 40.9% | 16,440 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 8.60 | 12.13 | top 45.7% | 8,072 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.91 | 1:33.93 | top 58.3% | 10,071 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.50 | 49.07 | top 59.9% | 8,416 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 19.24 | 24.21 | top 62.5% | 5,290 / 8,927 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Burke Mountain Cubing 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.56 at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Carolina Season Starter 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018First competition: Charleston Spring 2018. A 26.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Burke Mountain Cubing 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Lowcountry Cubing 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Charleston Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Athul Vikas — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.