People · United States
Reed Thain
Pyraminx · top 4.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019THAI02
Reed Thain has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.18, set at River Hill Spring 2019, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,127th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2019, he has put 83 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 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.10 in February 2019 to 18.15, a 35% improvement. Reed 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.18 | 7.19 | top 4.3% | 1,127 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 5.77 | top 23.8% | 9,332 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.15 | 20.77 | top 34.5% | 19,266 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 8.69 | 11.85 | top 46.3% | 8,194 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.14 | 2:47.32 | top 55.9% | 4,191 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.71 | — | top 58.1% | 10,031 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,572 / 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
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.15 at Richmond Spring 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Spring 2019.
- 2 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Spring 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Spring 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019First competition: Battle of Virginia Beach Winter 2019. A 28.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Richmond Spring 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2019 · 2 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Battle of Virginia Beach Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019
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.
- Ibrahim Khanani — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Hassan Khanani — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Corey Sakowski — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.