People · United Kingdom
Richard McKearney
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008MCKE01
Richard McKearney has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.47, set at Bristol Spring 2010, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 452nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2008, he has put 67 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.42 in November 2008 to 9.47, a 58% improvement. Richard 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.47 | 14.89 | top 6.0% | 452 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 226 / 372 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:01.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 288 / 311 |
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
- 27 Mar 2010First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Bristol Spring 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Bristol Open 2009.
- 11 Jul 2009First sub-20 3×3: 16.38 at UK Masters 2009.
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: UK Open 2008. A 23.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bristol Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol Open 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 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.
- Jude Wright — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Joey Gouly — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Charlie Cooper — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-5:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 9,682 people have one; it is 1:01.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.