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Robert Hickingbotham
3×3 · top 16.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2010 · 2010HICK01
Robert Hickingbotham has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.59, set at Melbourne Cube Day 2011, puts him in the top 16.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,427th in Australia. Across 8 competitions since June 2010, he has put 190 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.72 in June 2010 to 12.59, a 58% improvement. Robert 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.59 | 16.19 | top 16.0% | 1,427 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.46 | 8.07 | top 16.2% | 785 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 6.68 | top 21.6% | 1,652 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.28 | 29.71 | top 26.8% | 598 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.44 | 1:11.60 | top 41.2% | 1,089 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.27 | 2:07.72 | top 44.9% | 607 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:43.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 285 / 394 |
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
- 26 Nov 2011First sub-15 3×3: 12.59 at Melbourne Cube Day 2011.
- 26 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2011.
- 25 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Winter Open 2011.
- 7 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Kubaroo Open 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011First sub-20 3×3: 17.96 at Melbourne Summer Open 2011.
- 26 Jun 2010First competition: Melbourne Winter Open 2010. A 29.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shepparton Winter 2013 · 8 Jun 2013
- Melbourne Cube Day 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Kubaroo Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2010 · 4 Sep 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2010 · 26 Jun 2010
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.
- Tim Major — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cameron Stollery — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.