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Symon Vanderschmidt
Pyraminx · top 2.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014VAND01
Symon Vanderschmidt has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Northeastern Fall 2015, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 606th in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2014, he has put 352 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.33 in April 2014 to 11.77, a 64% improvement. Symon has entered twelve 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.54 | 6.72 | top 2.3% | 606 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 4.92 | top 10.5% | 4,132 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.77 | 15.58 | top 13.1% | 7,019 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.75 | 8.43 | top 23.8% | 3,854 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 50.56 | 53.71 | top 25.4% | 3,900 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.30 | 1:52.53 | top 37.8% | 3,020 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 4:56.09 | 5:20.02 | early days — 3 solves | 1,432 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,174 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.39 | 39.42 | top 58.0% | 8,084 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:48.75 | 4:03.39 | early days — 3 solves | 2,388 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 47.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,660 / 8,927 |
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
- 2 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at MIT Spring 2015.
- 2 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2015.
- 11 Apr 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Lexington Spring 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2014.
- 27 Sep 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.77 at GCC Fall 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
Competitions
- Northeastern Fall 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Melrose Spring 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Lexington Spring 2015 · 11 Apr 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- GCC Fall 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- CCFC BLD Day 2014 · 28 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Spring 2014 · 12 Apr 2014
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Arlo Sims — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- JP Bulman — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.