People · United States
Calvin Le
3×3 · top 12.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010LECA01
Calvin Le has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.53, set at Caltech Fall Open 2012, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,598th in the United States. Across 21 competitions since February 2010, he has put 328 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.47 in February 2010 to 11.53, a 67% improvement. Calvin has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 11.53 | 16.00 | top 12.3% | 6,598 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.09 | 1:14.55 | top 39.7% | 6,452 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.09 | 5.98 | top 40.5% | 16,253 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.00 | 36.22 | top 48.9% | 6,705 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.59 | 12.38 | top 57.5% | 16,854 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.36 | — | top 68.3% | 5,986 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 5:42.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,652 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 1:15.63 | — | top 91.2% | 6,193 / 6,743 |
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
- 18 Aug 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Nisei Week 2012.
- 26 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Spring 2012.
- 19 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall 2011.
- 14 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Caltech Spring 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Caltech Prefrosh 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Prefrosh 2011.
Competitions
- Missouri Championship 2025 · 18 Jul 2025
- BarbeCubing Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Nisei Week 2013 · 17 Aug 2013
- Caltech Spring Open 2013 · 25 May 2013
- Antelope Valley Winter 2013 · 5 Jan 2013
- Caltech Fall Open 2012 · 17 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Antelope Valley Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Prefrosh 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Marymount Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Nisei Week Open 2010 · 21 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2010 · 22 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010
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.
- Steven Turner — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Michael Young — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead once
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 3.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.