People · United States
Caleb Raphael
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018RAPH01
Caleb Raphael has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.69, set at Houston Winter 2020, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,376th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2018, he has put 58 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.56 in January 2018 to 7.69, a 33% improvement. Caleb has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 7.69 | 9.80 | top 2.3% | 1,376 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 52.59 | 1:11.28 | top 28.0% | 4,377 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,209 / 15,900 |
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 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.18 at Houston Winter 2020.
- 6 Jan 2018First competition: South East Texas Open 2018. A 11.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Houston Winter 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018 · 27 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Howdy Partner 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- South East Texas Open 2018 · 6 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.
- Zachary White — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Riley Norrid — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Miller — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 21,117 people have one; it is 2.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.