People · Finland
Tom Markkula
2×2 · top 20.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018MARK04
Tom Markkula has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.55, set at Ark 2018, puts him in the top 20.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 230th in Finland. Across 6 competitions since February 2018, he has put 138 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.70 in February 2018 to 3.55, a 38% improvement. Tom has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 6.76 | top 20.8% | 230 / 671 | |
| Skewb | 5.64 | 9.02 | top 23.0% | 142 / 405 | |
| 3×3 | 18.94 | 23.78 | top 36.9% | 388 / 875 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.30 | 12.05 | top 47.4% | 336 / 551 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.94 at Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019.
- 24 Aug 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.05 at Ark 2018.
- 24 Aug 2018Six personal bests in one day at Ark 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First competition: Tapiola Winter Open 2018. A 40.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kirkkonummi Open 2019 · 12 Apr 2019
- Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019 · 1 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ark 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Finnish Open 2018 · 23 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Tapiola Winter Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
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.
- Antto Pitkänen — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jami Viljanen — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.