People · United States
Caleb Talley
3×3 · top 8.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016TALL01
Caleb Talley has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.22, set at Salem Cube Trials 2019, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,547th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2016, he has put 138 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.57 in September 2016 to 10.22, a 57% 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 | 10.22 | 11.63 | top 8.2% | 4,547 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 4.10 | top 18.9% | 7,520 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 46.62 | 54.29 | top 20.4% | 3,136 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.69 | 12.47 | top 42.2% | 12,303 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.86 | 2:05.61 | top 46.7% | 3,936 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.06 | 55.69 | top 68.2% | 9,865 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 13.28 | 15.14 | top 71.9% | 13,761 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 1:12.22 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,160 / 6,846 |
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
- 27 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.83 at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.91 at UMass ODS Fall 2016.
- 24 Sep 2016First competition: Quabbin Open 2016. A 23.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Salem Cube Trials 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Sharon Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Quabbin Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
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.
- Alex Cohen — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Daniel Gutierrez — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Mailloux — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.