People · United States
Reed Michael Upson
Pyraminx · top 12.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017UPSO01
Reed Michael Upson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.94, set at Denver Back to School 2019, puts him in the top 12.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,321st in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2017, he has put 132 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.53 in April 2017 to 18.45, a 30% improvement. Reed 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.94 | 10.70 | top 12.8% | 3,321 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 6.09 | top 34.5% | 13,730 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.45 | 19.78 | top 35.5% | 19,875 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 11.07 | 18.29 | top 61.2% | 11,277 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 37.97 | 1:27.14 | top 62.7% | 4,143 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.35 | 1:58.08 | top 69.5% | 12,435 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:24.01 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,516 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:02.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,427 / 15,683 |
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
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.45 at Veterans Day Open 2019.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Cat and Mouse 2017. A 26.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Veterans Day Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Longmont Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- San Ramon 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 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.
- Logan Day-Richter — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tristan Steeves — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lawrence Nichols — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.