People · New Zealand
Taran Kern
3×3 · top 29.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015KERN02
Taran Kern has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.44, set at Hamilton Winter 2016, puts him in the top 29.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 608th in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since December 2015, he has put 71 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.71 in December 2015 to 16.44, a 12% improvement. Taran has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.44 | 18.91 | top 29.3% | 608 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.33 | 10.44 | top 30.6% | 429 / 1,149 | |
| 2×2 | 4.73 | 5.43 | top 36.0% | 629 / 1,627 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.46 | 1:20.21 | top 48.4% | 332 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.22 | 35.46 | top 49.5% | 273 / 607 | |
| Skewb | 10.37 | 12.25 | top 57.3% | 407 / 670 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.26 | 2:36.24 | top 65.9% | 239 / 364 | |
| Megaminx | 3:11.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 244 / 284 | |
| Square-1 | 54.25 | 1:07.74 | top 79.8% | 217 / 254 |
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
- 31 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Hamilton Winter 2016.
- 6 Dec 2015First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2015. A 21.60 3×3 single to start from.
- 6 Dec 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.71 at New Zealand Nationals 2015.
Competitions
- Hamilton Winter 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tom Nelson — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mukund Karthik — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.