People · Ireland
Robert Riordan
3×3 Fewest Moves · top 12.2% of 12,418 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016RIOR01
Robert Riordan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 Fewest Moves: a personal-best single of 29 moves, set at Dublin Open 2017, puts him in the top 12.2% of the 12,418 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Ireland. Across 3 competitions since June 2016, he has put 95 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.97 in June 2016 to 11.69, a 49% improvement. Robert has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 12 / 88 | |
| 3×3 | 11.69 | 15.82 | top 12.9% | 187 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 5.89 | top 20.0% | 283 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.01 | 27.66 | top 20.5% | 75 / 454 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.08 | 1:17.70 | top 48.0% | 240 / 586 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.39 | — | top 49.0% | 147 / 288 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:08.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 39 / 59 | |
| Skewb | 10.21 | 14.11 | top 56.2% | 375 / 632 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.32 | 13.87 | top 62.8% | 637 / 924 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.62 | — | top 63.9% | 185 / 300 |
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
- 17 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 11.69 at Dublin Open 2017.
- 2 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.69 at Dublin Open 2017.
- 2 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Dublin Open 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016First competition: Irish Championship 2016. A 22.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ciarán Beahan — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.