People · United States
Carter Stepp
3×3 · top 22.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026STEP03
Carter Stepp has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.38, set at Tacoma Fall 2026, puts him in the top 22.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,282nd in the United States. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 33 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.79 in May 2026 to 14.38, a 23% improvement. Carter has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.38 | 16.83 | top 22.4% | 12,282 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.30 | 6.23 | top 43.1% | 17,635 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,018 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,882 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 4:28.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,131 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 44.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,764 / 9,172 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Tacoma Fall 2026.
- 9 May 2026First competition: Dawgs at Denny UW 2026. A 18.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tacoma Fall 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Dawgs at Denny UW 2026 · 9 May 2026
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.
- Ruogu Zhang (张若谷) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Cooper Stepp — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mark Cordell — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.38 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.