People · South Africa
Robert West
Pyraminx · top 10.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022WEST08
Robert West has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.45, set at Brent Cross Winter 2023, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 81st in South Africa. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2022, he has put 74 official solves on the record across six events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.00 in July 2022 to 4.45, a 26% improvement. Robert has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.45 | 8.30 | top 10.0% | 81 / 946 | |
| Skewb | 7.83 | 9.17 | top 40.0% | 144 / 438 | |
| 3×3 | 23.83 | 24.98 | top 49.9% | 743 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 6.18 | 9.59 | top 52.7% | 593 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.24 | — | top 78.7% | 277 / 467 | |
| 4×4 | 2:14.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 379 / 491 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 26.59 at Essex Winter 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022First competition: Norwich Summer 2022. A 32.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage June 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Newham Side Events Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Essex Winter 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwich Summer 2022 · 30 Jul 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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Evans — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.