WCA growth by year

[Kynit]

Well, I guess 4x4 is heading for 26 this year... No pressure, anyone

 

[StachuK1992]

Spoiler

Some more, not quite growth but yearly stuff:

Year   3x3x3   4x4x4   5x5x5   WRs
----------------------------------
1982   22.95                     1
2003   16.53   80.16   139.69   18
2004   12.11   69.11   128.45   42
2005   11.75   54.13   111.41   54
2006   10.48   51.16   106.28   51
2007    9.55   46.63    90.03   72
2008    7.08   41.16    76.21   73
2009    7.88   36.46    67.25   74
2010    6.77   31.97    62.93   80

select   year,
         min(if(eventId='333' and best>0,best,999999)),
         min(if(eventId='444' and best>0,best,999999)),
         min(if(eventId='555' and best>0,best,999999)),
         sum(if(regionalSingleRecord='WR',1,0)+if(regionalAverageRecord='WR',1,0))
from     Results, Competitions
where    Competitions.id = competitionId
group by year
order by year

Since events have been added since competitions started, perhaps something better than just "WRs achieved" would be "WRs achieved/WRs kept track of" would be appropriate?

 

[Stefan]

perhaps something better than just "WRs achieved" would be "WRs achieved/WRs kept track of" would be appropriate?

Not quite what you asked for, but this was easier:

Year  Sng  Avg  WRs  Evs  WRs/Evs
---------------------------------
1982    1    0    1    1   1.0000
2003   14    4   18   13   1.3846
2004   27   15   42   15   2.8000
2005   33   21   54   17   3.1765
2006   27   24   51   17   3.0000
2007   38   34   72   18   4.0000
2008   40   33   73   18   4.0556
2009   41   33   74   20   3.7000
2010   44   36   80   19   4.2105

select   year,
         sum(if(regionalSingleRecord='WR',1,0)) singleWRs,
         sum(if(regionalAverageRecord='WR',1,0)) averageWRs,
         sum(if(regionalSingleRecord='WR',1,0)+if(regionalAverageRecord='WR',1,0)) WRs,
         count(distinct eventId),
         sum(if(regionalSingleRecord='WR',1,0)+if(regionalAverageRecord='WR',1,0))/count(distinct eventId)
from     Results, Competitions
where    Competitions.id = competitionId
group by year
order by year

 

[StachuK1992]

That works for me.
It's crazy how much was done during 2010!

 

[Stefan]

It's crazy how much was done during 2010!

Crazy Feliks... (17 of the 80 WRs in 2010, that's 21.25%).

Woot, I just found a statistic I appear in. Most world records in each calendar year:

Year  WRs  Who
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1982   1   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=1982THAI01]Minh Thai[/url]
2003   3   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2003SCHE01]Jaap Scherphuis[/url] and [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2003WESL01]David Wesley[/url]
2004  12   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2003MAKI01]Shotaro Makisumi[/url]
2005   9   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2003MAKI01]Shotaro Makisumi[/url]
2006   6   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2003POCH01]Stefan Pochmann[/url]
2007  14   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2006KUTI01]Mátyás Kuti[/url]
2008  16   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2005AKKE01]Erik Akkersdijk[/url]
2009  10   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2007COHE01]Dan Cohen[/url]
2010  17   [url=http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009ZEMD01]Feliks Zemdegs[/url]

Jaap also had 5 in 2004 and I had 8 and 7 in 2004 and 2005, but Macky overshadowed us. For everyone else, the above were the years with the most WRs.

 

[Dene]

Feliks is WR thief.

 

[Karth]

Interesting statistics, something definitely worth putting up on the WCA/Fun statistics page!