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Ryan Olson
Pyraminx · top 8.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008OLSO01
Ryan Olson has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.19, set at Iowa Open 2010, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,216th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since July 2008, he has put 353 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.90 in July 2008 to 15.55, a 57% improvement. Ryan has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.19 | 6.76 | top 8.6% | 2,216 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.55 | 18.26 | top 26.3% | 14,346 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 6.25 | top 30.5% | 12,127 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 24.11 | 30.72 | top 37.0% | 2,411 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.15 | 31.34 | top 37.2% | 4,949 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 16.52 | 25.09 | top 53.7% | 4,433 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:51.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,977 / 2,092 |
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
- 11 Jun 2011Three personal bests in one day at Dixon Open 2011.
- 7 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Kansas Cube-Off 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Iowa Open 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011Four personal bests in one day at UIUC Spring 2011.
- 24 Apr 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at Iowa Open 2010.
- 6 Feb 2010Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Open 2010.
Competitions
- Dixon Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Kansas Cube-Off 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Iowa Open 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Nebraska Open 2010 · 4 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Open 2010 · 19 Jun 2010
- Iowa Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Austin Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Summer competition 2008 · 12 Jul 2008
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.
- John Brechon — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Riley Thurm — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.