People · United States
Riley Christopherson
3×3 · top 5.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016CHRI12
Riley Christopherson has been competing for 10 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.07, set at Side Events Minnesota 2023, puts her in the top 5.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,816th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2016, she has put 259 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 22.95 in December 2016 to 9.07, a 60% improvement. Riley has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.07 | 9.84 | top 5.0% | 2,816 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 5.32 | top 7.0% | 1,776 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 59.92 | 1:02.94 | top 10.0% | 685 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 39.10 | 46.24 | top 11.1% | 1,636 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.73 | 8.24 | top 16.2% | 2,543 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 9.92 | 15.64 | top 24.7% | 1,897 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.19 | 27.33 | top 32.0% | 4,173 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.50 | 1:41.91 | top 33.5% | 2,655 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 4.82 | 6.76 | top 37.0% | 14,805 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 26.05 | 31.47 | top 41.6% | 2,695 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 5:05.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,524 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 3:24.07 | 3:28.93 | early days — 3 solves | 1,969 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:12.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,681 / 2,092 |
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
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Slice 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Elite in Eagan 2024.
- 30 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Race the Clock Minnesota 2023.
- 2 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Side Events Minnesota 2023.
- 2 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Side Events Minnesota 2023.
- 26 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2019.
Competitions
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 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 her.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Carter Kucala — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as she improves.