People · United States
Caleb Pelster
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020PELS01
Caleb Pelster has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.38, set at Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,217th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2020, he has put 213 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.42 in February 2020 to 9.38, a 60% improvement. Caleb has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.38 | 10.99 | top 5.8% | 3,217 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.83 | top 14.2% | 5,587 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 14.42 | 24.95 | top 15.1% | 1,017 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 48.29 | 55.07 | top 22.5% | 3,408 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.55 | 1:41.49 | top 26.9% | 2,099 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.56 | 12.00 | top 32.6% | 9,131 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.40 | 3:16.30 | top 38.8% | 1,407 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.96 | 33.23 | top 46.6% | 6,330 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.44 | — | top 49.8% | 3,705 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 10.28 | 12.46 | top 56.6% | 10,310 / 18,907 | |
| 7×7 | 5:33.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,814 / 3,184 |
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
- 15 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022.
- 9 Apr 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Pikes Peak Good Morning 2022.
- 9 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at Pikes Peak Good Morning 2022.
- 13 Nov 2021First sub-20 3×3: 12.47 at Pikes Peak Returns A 2021.
- 13 Nov 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.47 at Pikes Peak Returns A 2021.
- 13 Nov 2021Three personal bests in one day at Pikes Peak Returns A 2021.
Competitions
- Cubing In Creek 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mile High Megacomp 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bundle Up Broomfield 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- LoCo Cubing AM 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Pikes Peak Good Morning 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- DeNxNver 2022 · 12 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Pikes Peak Returns A 2021 · 13 Nov 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Olde Town Parker 2020 · 15 Feb 2020
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.
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jack Bellomy — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Nokes — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.