People · Australia
Xavier Pupovac-Hopper
Skewb · top 5.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023PUPO01
Xavier Pupovac-Hopper has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.05, set at Kiama Winter 2024, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 158th in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2023, he has put 137 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.31 in December 2023 to 13.28, a 31% improvement. Xavier 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.05 | 6.58 | top 5.2% | 158 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 13.28 | 15.07 | top 18.4% | 1,651 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.86 | 10.61 | top 18.9% | 937 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.63 | 26.72 | top 19.5% | 439 / 2,659 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 6.43 | top 25.9% | 2,004 / 8,567 | |
| Clock | 12.06 | 15.02 | top 35.2% | 365 / 1,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.76 | 1:10.98 | top 40.4% | 1,071 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 637 / 1,277 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,111 / 1,356 |
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
- 1 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Kiama Winter 2024.
- 3 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at Tramsheds I: Newcomer Sunday 2024.
- 3 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds I: Newcomer Sunday 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: Sydney Summer 2023. A 19.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kiama Winter 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kogarah Cube Day Saturday 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds I: Newcomer Sunday 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Going Back to the Gong 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Liam Highducheck — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oscar Liang — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joshua Almanza — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.