People · United Kingdom
Robert Walton
2×2 · top 7.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022WALT08
Robert Walton has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 538th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 138 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 3.95 | top 7.9% | 538 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 13.46 | top 10.3% | 737 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 52.97 | 1:05.89 | top 28.4% | 652 / 2,112 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.48 | — | top 41.9% | 486 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.69 | 36.92 | top 43.7% | 767 / 1,861 | |
| Skewb | 10.03 | 12.97 | top 55.2% | 1,324 / 2,439 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.59 | 2:32.74 | top 62.4% | 781 / 1,167 |
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
- 19 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022First competition: August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022. A 10.91 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022.
Competitions
- Exeter Summer 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 3 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.
- Oliver Wheat — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Evans — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.