People · United Kingdom
Sebastian Richards
2×2 · top 7.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022RICH13
Sebastian Richards has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Hampshire Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 495th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 106 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.51 in June 2022 to 12.29, a 37% improvement. Sebastian 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.07 | top 7.1% | 495 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.29 | 14.74 | top 14.9% | 1,033 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:04.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 202 / 311 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.17 | 2:20.24 | top 57.7% | 707 / 1,151 |
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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Wiltshire September 2024.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Cheltenham Summer 2022. A 19.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hampshire Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Hampshire Autumn 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire September 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chippenham Autumn 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 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 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sophie Gilbert — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ashwyn Wadhawan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.