People · United States
Charlie Lee
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016LEEC03
Charlie Lee has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.38, set at SacCubing XIV 2023, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,087th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2016, he has put 185 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.94 in April 2016 to 7.38, a 74% improvement. Charlie 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 | 7.38 | 9.49 | top 1.8% | 1,087 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.59 | 3.46 | top 2.6% | 1,000 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.99 | 13.98 | top 3.0% | 463 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.21 | 5.73 | top 4.4% | 1,147 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 38.83 | 43.77 | top 10.7% | 1,591 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:21.84 | 1:31.87 | top 20.3% | 403 / 2,092 | |
| Skewb | 19.28 | 24.46 | top 88.5% | 17,032 / 18,907 |
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
- 20 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIV 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 9.87 at Berkeley Fall 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 9.87 at Berkeley Fall 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Berkeley Fall 2022.
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022.
- 10 Apr 2016First competition: Berkeley Spring 2016. A 28.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cool Down Berkeley 2024 · 3 Nov 2024
- Berkeley Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 9 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
- Berkeley Spring 2016 · 10 Apr 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.
- Anto Kam (甘浩東) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jeff Chen — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.