Clock has now surpassed Sq1 in popularity in WCA competitions

[UncleFrank]

Clock now has more competitors than 8 other wca events, having just recently passed Sq1.

Number of competitors that have competed in each event:

1   3x3    223,928
2   2x2    146,814
3   pyram  100,862
4   4x4     66,462
5   oh      58,427
6   skewb   56,646
7   5x5     31,813
8   mega    25,779
9   clock   19,461
10  sq1     19,416
11  6x6     12,814
12  7x7     10,332
13  fmc      9,745
14  3bld     6,676
15  mbld     3,321
16  4bld     1,608
17  5bld       818

per WCA's own stats page:
https://statistics.worldcubeassociation.org/statistics-list/most-competitors

 

[Deleted member 36445]

clock is trivial so is natural that more people learn to solve it and participate in the event

squan > clonk

FOREVER

 

[Exmestify]

does this only count solves or dnfs also?

 

[bldcuber314]

Clock now has more competitors than 8 other wca events, having just recently passed Sq1.

Number of competitors that have competed in each event:

1   3x3    223,928
2   2x2    146,814
3   pyram  100,862
4   4x4     66,462
5   oh      58,427
6   skewb   56,646
7   5x5     31,813
8   mega    25,779
9   clock   19,461
10  sq1     19,416
11  6x6     12,814
12  7x7     10,332
13  fmc      9,745
14  3bld     6,676
15  mbld     3,321
16  4bld     1,608
17  5bld       818

per WCA's own stats page:
https://statistics.worldcubeassociation.org/statistics-list/most-competitors

Is this the amount of people with a success or just competed? It must be with a success as the statistics line up, which would also explain how 3BLD is so low.

 

[bldcuber314]

does this only count solves or dnfs also?

Oh I was typing and researching as this got posted (apologies for double post, I can't edit and reply at the same time)

 

[UncleFrank]

does this only count solves or dnfs also?

Is this the amount of people with a success or just competed? It must be with a success as the statistics line up, which would also explain how 3BLD is so low.

That's WCA's own stats page, so I don't know how they figured it.

 

[Cubinginatree]

The three feelings about this:
1:idk/that’s a cool fact.
2: I hate clock.
3: I love clock.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

The three feelings about this:
1:idk/that’s a cool fact.
2: I hate clock.
3: I love clock.
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clock is not a twisty puzzle.

it's like putting freestyle dancing in a chess competition

 

[Mike Hughey]

I'm guessing these are slightly old statistics.

Stefan Pochmann is ranked 826 in 5x5x5 BLD (with the first ever successful official 5BLD time: 2:34:36.00).

So I'm sure that these statistics are counting successes only, since they claim only 818 have done 5BLD. Which means many more than this have competed in the event.

 

[UncleFrank]

I'm guessing these are slightly old statistics.

Stefan Pochmann is ranked 826 in 5x5x5 BLD (with the first ever successful official 5BLD time: 2:34:36.00).

So I'm sure that these statistics are counting successes only, since they claim only 818 have done 5BLD. Which means many more than this have competed in the event.

Yeah, that WCA stats page says "Results until: 2024-06-10".