People · New Zealand
Raphael Lee
Pyraminx · top 1.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017LEER01
Raphael Lee has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Auckland Spring 2018, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in New Zealand. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2017, he has put 332 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.38 in May 2017 to 7.59, a 43% improvement. Raphael 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.40 | 5.98 | top 1.9% | 52 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 7.59 | 8.99 | top 2.1% | 66 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.02 | top 6.8% | 149 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 35.88 | 39.34 | top 7.6% | 66 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.41 | 18.08 | top 11.2% | 77 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.75 | 1:22.51 | top 15.1% | 60 / 355 | |
| Skewb | 4.83 | 6.53 | top 16.9% | 135 / 666 | |
| Square-1 | 21.25 | 27.60 | top 30.8% | 96 / 251 | |
| 7×7 | 5:31.26 | 5:48.75 | early days — 3 solves | 88 / 126 |
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
- 1 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Auckland Spring 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at SNZ Northern 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.58 at NxNZ Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at NxNZ Open 2018.
- 13 May 2017First competition: Techweek NZ 2017. A 13.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SNZ Southern 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Techweek NZ 2017 · 13 May 2017
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.
- James Macdiarmid — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Lucas O'Connell — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.