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Shepard Watson
Pyraminx · top 21.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023WATS08
Shepard Watson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.21, set at Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024, puts him in the top 21.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 913th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 101 official solves on the record across ten events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 9.06 in October 2023 to 6.21, a 31% improvement. Shepard has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 10.44 | top 21.6% | 913 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 6.30 | top 26.2% | 1,774 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 17.12 | 23.34 | top 31.4% | 3,060 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 8.88 | 12.35 | top 47.6% | 1,286 / 2,907 | |
| Square-1 | 33.54 | 55.51 | top 56.1% | 498 / 952 | |
| Clock | 20.75 | 23.76 | top 66.9% | 650 / 1,029 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.89 | 56.24 | top 67.9% | 1,642 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,007 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 975 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 5:20.51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 514 / 665 |
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 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.12 at Burnaby Basics 2024.
- 5 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Canada's Best in the West 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First competition: Vancouver Fall Fest 2023. A 22.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Burnaby Basics 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Canada's Best in the West 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Fall Fest 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
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.
- Peter Barnwell — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kevin Lê — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kenny Zhong — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.