People · United Kingdom
Tim Mercer
3×3 · top 16.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011MERC01
Tim Mercer has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.75, set at Nottingham Summer 2014, puts him in the top 16.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,115th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since November 2011, he has put 160 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.97 in November 2011 to 12.75, a 42% improvement. Tim 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.75 | 15.15 | top 16.6% | 1,115 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.46 | 1:07.30 | top 38.0% | 828 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 5.92 | 7.47 | top 50.1% | 2,602 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.16 | 38.33 | top 55.7% | 976 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 34.90 | 49.22 | top 58.2% | 496 / 778 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.21 | 15.76 | top 62.0% | 2,466 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | top 68.6% | 268 / 372 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.58 | — | top 72.0% | 898 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:47.19 | — | early days — 3 solves | 271 / 311 | |
| 6×6 | 6:01.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 516 / 548 | |
| Megaminx | 5:12.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 957 / 966 |
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
- 14 Jun 2014Eight personal bests in one day at Nottingham Summer 2014.
- 22 Feb 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Nottingham Open 2014.
- 22 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Nottingham Open 2014.
- 23 Feb 2013Six personal bests in one day at Leicester Open 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.58 at UK Open 2012.
- 3 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2012.
Competitions
- Nottingham Summer 2014 · 14 Jun 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Leicester Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011
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.
- Ben Whitmore — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Wall — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Robert Yau — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.