People · Australia
Riley Newport
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022NEWP01
Riley Newport has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Melbourne Cube Days 2022, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 458th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2022, he has put 77 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.12 in June 2022 to 13.01, a 64% improvement. Riley has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 4.98 | top 6.3% | 458 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 13.01 | 15.06 | top 17.5% | 1,556 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.25 | 9.77 | top 38.3% | 2,057 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.82 | 1:20.99 | top 40.5% | 1,073 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.65 | 41.38 | top 50.4% | 1,172 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 3:23.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,215 / 1,356 |
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 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-30 3×3: 14.77 at Melbourne Cube Days 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.77 at Melbourne Cube Days 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at Melbourne Cube Days 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: Victorian Open 2022. A 36.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Victorian Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022
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.
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Divnoor Bajwa — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zach Amiridis — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.