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Simon Montrose
Pyraminx · top 4.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013MONT06
Simon Montrose has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.25, set at BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,180th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since August 2013, he has put 575 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.15 in August 2013 to 9.81, a 64% improvement. Simon has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 3.25 | 4.53 | top 4.5% | 1,180 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 3.45 | top 5.4% | 2,134 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.81 | 12.26 | top 6.9% | 3,805 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.90 | 5.12 | top 10.2% | 1,564 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.86 | 22.89 | top 12.2% | 1,592 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 45.01 | 51.07 | top 18.3% | 2,785 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.89 | 1:21.39 | top 19.2% | 1,307 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.09 | 1:51.68 | top 39.2% | 3,152 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 42.00 | early days — 3 solves | 879 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 29.85 | 33.71 | top 49.1% | 3,205 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:26.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,531 / 2,092 |
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 Jun 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 9 2016.
- 28 Feb 2015Five personal bests in one day at BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2015.
- 6 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2014.
- 14 Jun 2014Five personal bests in one day at BASC 3: Flagj Day 2014.
- 16 Mar 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.11 at Berkeley Mind Sports 2014.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 9 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
- BASC 7 2015 · 11 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015
- SPCS Stanford Spring 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2014 · 23 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- BASC 4: Día de los Cubos 2014 · 2 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- BASC 3: Flagj Day 2014 · 14 Jun 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Mind Sports 2014 · 16 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014 · 9 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2014 · 1 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013 · 24 Aug 2013
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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Riley Woo — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.