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Richie Lim
Megaminx · top 5.1% of 34,786 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012LIMR01
Richie Lim has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 49.90, set at Australian Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Australia. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since April 2012, he has put 902 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.84 in April 2012 to 9.13, a 49% improvement. Richie has entered 18 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 49.90 | 55.13 | top 5.1% | 68 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 | 9.13 | 11.08 | top 5.2% | 482 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.97 | 5.11 | top 7.5% | 346 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.36 | top 9.1% | 682 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 3.84 | 7.09 | top 9.8% | 258 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.52 | 21.49 | top 11.4% | 257 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.19 | 1:28.12 | top 12.5% | 170 / 1,356 | |
| 4×4 | 41.25 | 45.22 | top 13.6% | 336 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 15.31 | 25.04 | top 17.1% | 167 / 899 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 146 / 468 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:47.06 | 4:23.29 | top 48.7% | 217 / 394 | |
| 6×6 | 4:27.72 | 4:29.13 | top 74.0% | 463 / 641 | |
| Clock | 24.58 | — | early days — 3 solves | 832 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 7 cubes · 52:10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 169 / 180 |
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
- 16 Aug 2014Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Melbourne Summer 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2014.
- 18 Jan 2014Four personal bests in one day at Canberra Summer 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013Six personal bests in one day at Melbourne Spring 2013.
- 7 Sep 2013Six personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2013.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018
- Brisbane Winter 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2018 · 13 Jan 2018
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Championship 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Spring 2014 · 23 Nov 2014
- Australian Nationals 2014 · 16 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2014 · 29 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Canberra Summer 2014 · 18 Jan 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Spring 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2013 · 7 Sep 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Canberra Summer 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Kurri Kurri 2012 · 10 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Autumn 2012 · 21 Apr 2012
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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 164 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Kirt Protacio — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 9.90 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.