People · Canada
Simon Ison
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010ISON01
Simon Ison has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Toronto Limited Summer 2016, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 397th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2010, he has put 305 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.11 in August 2010 to 9.55, a 73% improvement. Simon 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 4.09 | top 6.1% | 397 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 12.11 | top 6.2% | 597 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 9.31 | top 18.6% | 758 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.94 | 24.77 | top 20.3% | 440 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 52.52 | 58.02 | top 27.8% | 703 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.64 | 1:41.68 | top 28.6% | 348 / 1,499 |
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
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at London Limited Spring 2017.
- 20 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Toronto Limited Summer 2016.
- 28 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Fall 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Summer 2014.
- 5 Jul 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014.
- 5 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014.
Competitions
- London Limited Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2010 · 14 Aug 2010
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.
- Jonathan Esparaz — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jonathan Tan Wei Xiat — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jai Gambhir — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.