People · Australia
Stephen Mason
Pyraminx · top 50.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MASO02
Stephen Mason has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.70, set at Australian Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 50.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,879th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 59 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 55.88 in February 2023 to 28.97, a 48% improvement. Stephen 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.70 | 26.33 | top 50.7% | 2,879 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 28.97 | 36.82 | top 60.7% | 6,649 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 7.96 | 11.26 | top 67.6% | 5,511 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 15.09 | 20.60 | top 78.5% | 2,730 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,967 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 3:14.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,071 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 1:41.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 892 / 899 |
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
- 27 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 28.97 at Runaway Bay May Saturday 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Brisbane Summer 2023. A 55.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023 · 3 Sep 2023
- Queensland Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Runaway Bay May Saturday 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 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.
- Lucas Otsu — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jamie Otsu — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.