People · Greece
Richard Tola
3×3 · top 0.27% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013TOLA01
Richard Tola has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.55, set at London Open 2019, puts him in the top 0.27% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Greece. Until March 2013, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2013, he has put 349 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.09 in December 2013 to 5.55, a 45% improvement. Richard 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 | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.55 | 9.12 | top 0.27% | 4 / 982 | |
| 2×2 | 1.85 | 3.18 | top 3.9% | 48 / 733 | |
| 4×4 | 33.81 | 38.06 | top 5.7% | 24 / 384 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.63 | 1:16.72 | top 9.4% | 15 / 205 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.49 | 26.95 | top 27.3% | 73 / 288 | |
| 6×6 | 2:50.82 | 3:01.71 | early days — 3 solves | 28 / 78 | |
| 7×7 | 5:41.88 | 6:01.65 | early days — 3 solves | 38 / 62 |
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
- 11 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at London Open 2019.
- 28 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Greece Winter Open 2016.
- 25 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Greece Spring Open 2016.
- 25 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Greece Spring Open 2016.
- 28 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Greece Winter Open 2015.
- 7 Dec 2013First competition: V-CUBE Athens Open 2013. A 11.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- London Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Greece New Year 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Greece Spring Open 2017 · 10 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Greece Winter Open 2016 · 28 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Greece Spring Open 2016 · 25 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Greece Winter Open 2015 · 28 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- V-CUBE Athens Open 2013 · 7 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Dimitris Passas — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 52 times
- Panos Gkotsis — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Makis Papadimitriou (Μάκης Παπαδημητριου) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.