People · United Kingdom
Sean Connolly
3×3 · top 45.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2004 · 2004CONN01
Sean Connolly has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.03, set at UK Open 2010, puts him in the top 45.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,155th in the United Kingdom. Across 13 competitions since October 2004, he has put 205 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.28 in October 2004 to 22.03, a 52% improvement. Sean 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.03 | 28.44 | top 45.5% | 3,155 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 6.78 | 11.79 | top 58.6% | 3,031 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.47 | 16.81 | top 70.0% | 2,732 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 3:19.77 | 3:30.67 | top 80.8% | 887 / 966 | |
| Clock | 27.88 | 39.05 | top 81.6% | 1,020 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.75 | — | top 82.0% | 1,850 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 3:56.47 | — | top 91.3% | 1,115 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:40.43 | 2:14.61 | top 96.3% | 1,830 / 1,851 |
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
- 10 Nov 2007Three personal bests in one day at UK Open 2007.
- 28 Apr 2007First sub-30 3×3: 29.93 at German Open 2007.
- 28 Apr 2007Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2007.
- 18 Nov 2006Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2006.
- 14 Oct 2006Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2006.
- 21 Apr 2006Six personal bests in one day at German Open 2006.
Competitions
- Rapid Dash Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Guildford Summer Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
- UK Open 2007 · 10 Nov 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2007 · 28 Apr 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2006 · 14 Oct 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2006 · 21 Apr 2006 — 6 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2005 · 16 Oct 2005 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2005 · 23 Apr 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2004 · 10 Oct 2004
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.
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Thom Barlow — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.03 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.