People · United States
Caleb Valencia
2×2 · top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022VALE09
Caleb Valencia has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at CO Solving in Fall for All 2022, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,189th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 174 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.66 in August 2022 to 9.72, a 17% improvement. Caleb has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.68 | 2.81 | top 3.0% | 1,189 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 9.72 | 12.47 | top 6.7% | 3,734 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.55 | 6.41 | top 10.5% | 2,798 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 4.18 | 7.63 | top 12.2% | 1,920 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 49.23 | 54.54 | top 23.9% | 3,688 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 23.09 | 33.90 | top 35.0% | 2,289 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.99 | 31.26 | top 36.9% | 4,969 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.86 | 1:48.94 | top 37.6% | 2,764 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 3:44.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,498 / 9,537 |
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
- 4 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Mile High Megacomp 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at LoCo Cubing AM 2022.
- 10 Dec 2022Five personal bests in one day at LoCo Cubing AM 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at CO Solving in Fall for All 2022.
- 13 Aug 2022First competition: Pueblo Puzzling 2022. A 11.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mile High Megacomp 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bundle Up Broomfield 2023 · 21 Jan 2023
- LoCo Cubing AM 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- CO Solving in Fall for All 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Pueblo Puzzling 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jacob Nokes — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- James Beauregard — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Kaemon Vita — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.