People · United States
Caleb Tate
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018TATE01
Caleb Tate has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Katy Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,432nd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2018, he has put 278 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.78 in January 2018 to 8.78, a 31% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.78 | 10.15 | top 4.4% | 2,432 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.50 | 5.37 | top 5.5% | 1,425 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 35.97 | 49.57 | top 7.6% | 1,169 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 229 / 2,040 | |
| Skewb | 3.91 | 6.12 | top 10.3% | 1,572 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 4.19 | top 11.9% | 4,693 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.94 | 25.15 | top 28.6% | 3,694 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.43 | 1:43.45 | top 34.9% | 2,770 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.87 | 2:09.34 | top 42.5% | 3,092 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 29.58 | 34.92 | top 48.6% | 3,165 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.72 | — | top 66.3% | 2,571 / 4,196 |
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
- 1 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Katy Cubing 2019.
- 3 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Spring Forward 2018.
- 3 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Howdy Partner 2018.
- 6 Jan 2018First competition: South East Texas Open 2018. A 12.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Katy Cubing 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Spring Forward 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Odd Cubing Day 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Howdy Partner 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests 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 54 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mahith Bandi — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jason Lee — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.