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Salim Short
Pyraminx · top 33.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008SHOR01
Salim Short has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at MIT Fall 2009, puts him in the top 33.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,397th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since November 2008, he has put 138 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.43 in November 2008 to 23.59, a 53% improvement. Salim 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.66 | 11.60 | top 33.4% | 9,397 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.15 | 10.43 | top 41.2% | 16,553 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 23.59 | 24.69 | top 49.4% | 28,746 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.56 | 3:10.19 | top 70.0% | 5,395 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.27 | 2:29.26 | top 74.6% | 13,564 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.46 | 59.90 | top 76.2% | 11,106 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:41.78 | — | top 88.7% | 8,302 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 8:23.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,129 / 4,196 |
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
- 6 Aug 2010Four personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 14 Nov 2009Five personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2009.
- 1 Aug 2009Three personal bests in one day at Connecticut Summer Competition 2009.
- 30 May 2009Five personal bests in one day at Cumberland Valley Open 2009.
- 7 Mar 2009First sub-30 3×3: 29.08 at Fort Lee Winter 2009.
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: Newark Open 2008. A 50.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Connecticut Summer Competition 2009 · 1 Aug 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Safe Haven competition 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Cumberland Valley Open 2009 · 30 May 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Fort Lee Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 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.
- Doug Gromek — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.