People · United States
Caleb Lau
3×3 · top 24.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2006 · 2006LAUC01
Caleb Lau has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.05, set at Caltech Summer competition 2007, puts him in the top 24.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,360th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2006, he has put 74 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.08 in May 2006 to 15.05, a 58% improvement. Caleb 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.05 | 20.84 | top 24.6% | 13,360 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.65 | 8.21 | top 47.1% | 19,041 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.37 | 15.76 | top 63.1% | 18,588 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:49.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,609 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.17 | 2:04.40 | top 78.4% | 14,469 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 7:57.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,840 / 7,841 |
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
- 25 Aug 2007Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Summer competition 2007.
- 5 May 2007First sub-20 3×3: 18.07 at Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007.
- 4 Aug 2006First sub-30 3×3: 24.84 at US Nationals 2006.
- 27 May 2006First competition: San Diego competition 2006. A 36.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2006 · 11 Nov 2006 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego competition 2006 · 27 May 2006
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.
- Chris Dzoan — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dan Dzoan — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Zamora — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.