People · Australia
Reuben Phillips
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021PHIL03
Reuben Phillips has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Tasmanian Open 2022, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 594th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2021, he has put 219 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.81 in May 2021 to 11.05, a 30% improvement. Reuben 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 3.97 | top 8.0% | 594 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.31 | 8.56 | top 9.2% | 424 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 11.05 | 12.60 | top 10.6% | 946 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 54.42 | 1:06.09 | top 30.0% | 789 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.25 | 26.69 | top 32.2% | 735 / 2,659 | |
| Skewb | 7.27 | 10.09 | top 35.8% | 1,049 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 710 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.32 | 2:32.95 | top 59.4% | 753 / 1,277 | |
| Clock | 31.09 | 31.67 | top 85.7% | 930 / 1,095 |
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
- 25 Mar 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Tasmanian Open 2022.
- 16 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at Tassie Summer - Launceston 2022.
- 16 Jan 2022Four personal bests in one day at Tassie Summer - Launceston 2022.
- 22 May 2021First competition: TAS State Championship 2021. A 15.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tassie Twist Off 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Tasmanian Open 2022 · 25 Mar 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Tassie Summer - Launceston 2022 · 16 Jan 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- TAS State Championship 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 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.
- Jode Brewster — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Pride — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Beren Fontana — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.