People · United States
Richard Meyer
3×3 · top 14.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2007 · 2007MEYE01
Richard Meyer has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.28, set at River Hill Summer 2012, puts him in the top 14.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,948th in the United States. Across 17 competitions since June 2007, he has put 526 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.47 in June 2007 to 12.28, a 40% improvement. Richard has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.28 | 14.65 | top 14.9% | 7,948 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.25 | 1:25.06 | top 18.5% | 1,431 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 45.44 | 50.36 | top 18.8% | 2,849 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 5.58 | top 22.4% | 8,813 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.22 | 38.31 | top 53.8% | 7,454 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 5:41.59 | 5:51.76 | top 63.0% | 1,885 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:50.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,365 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 5:01.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,281 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 3:51.97 | 4:01.04 | early days — 3 solves | 7,129 / 7,841 |
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
- 18 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Pueblo Open 2018.
- 21 Jun 2014Five personal bests in one day at Thailand Championship 2014.
- 16 Jun 2012Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Summer 2012.
- 14 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 14 Feb 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at EPGY Stanford Winter 2009.
- 17 May 2008Four personal bests in one day at Utah Open 2008.
Competitions
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Northern Colorado Summer 2015 · 22 Aug 2015
- Colorado Springs Open 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Thailand Championship 2014 · 21 Jun 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- River Hill Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2012 · 21 Jan 2012 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- EPGY Stanford Winter 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Denver Open 2008 · 12 Apr 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- US Open 2007 · 16 Jun 2007 — 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.
- Dan Cohen — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Patrick Kelly — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 19.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.