People · United States
Riley Thurm
3×3 · top 6.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009THUR01
Riley Thurm has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.56, set at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,528th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2009, he has put 378 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.97 in October 2009 to 9.56, a 44% improvement. Riley has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.56 | 11.86 | top 6.3% | 3,528 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.08 | top 14.9% | 5,917 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.44 | 29.83 | top 24.5% | 3,189 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 50.90 | 57.45 | top 25.9% | 4,040 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.84 | 13.86 | top 51.8% | 15,299 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 32.02 | 47.31 | top 53.3% | 3,558 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.33 | 2:25.16 | top 58.5% | 5,068 / 9,537 |
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
- 12 May 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
- 11 Jun 2011Three personal bests in one day at Dixon Open 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2010.
- 4 Sep 2010Five personal bests in one day at Nebraska Open 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Iowa Open 2010.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeIowa 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Iowa Open 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Nebraska Open 2010 · 4 Sep 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2010 · 17 Jul 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Iowa Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 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.
- Christopher Olson — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- John Brechon — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Bryan Logan — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.