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Caleb Picken
2×2 · top 8.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018PICK01
Caleb Picken has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.50, set at CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2018, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,497th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2018, he has put 172 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.82 in January 2018 to 12.93, a 41% improvement. Caleb has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 4.20 | top 8.9% | 3,497 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.93 | 16.51 | top 17.2% | 9,198 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.05 | 14.67 | top 36.6% | 10,373 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.21 | 1:10.25 | top 42.0% | 6,892 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 42.33 | top 44.7% | 969 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.39 | 2:26.12 | top 55.7% | 4,706 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.36 | 39.69 | top 59.7% | 8,376 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 11.15 | 15.78 | top 61.6% | 11,369 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:37.31 | 2:52.12 | top 64.8% | 4,943 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 4:25.83 | 5:11.54 | early days — 3 solves | 2,901 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:13.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,683 / 2,092 |
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
- 10 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.93 at CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2018.
- 6 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Atomic Cubing Spring 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Chiawana Cubing 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.46 at Puget Sound Valentine 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018First competition: PDX Cubing for Causes 2018. A 21.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- Rose City 2018 · 8 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Yakima Valley Cubing 2018 · 5 May 2018
- Atomic Cubing Spring 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Chiawana Cubing 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Valentine 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- PDX Cubing for Causes 2018 · 13 Jan 2018
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.
- Benjamin Gottschalk — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kit Clement — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Keenan Johnson — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.