People · United States
Chris Foster
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2008 · 2008FOST01
Chris Foster has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at Cubetoberfest 2015, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,743rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since April 2008, he has put 532 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.31 in April 2008 to 8.16, a 47% improvement. Chris has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 8.16 | 12.50 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 43.45 | 48.96 | top 16.3% | 2,479 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 6.56 | top 16.8% | 6,594 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.72 | 23.68 | top 19.8% | 2,542 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.89 | 1:31.03 | top 23.2% | 1,801 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.17 | 2:42.73 | top 45.7% | 3,361 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 32.12 | 43.76 | top 53.5% | 3,518 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.21 | 14.64 | top 54.7% | 15,962 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,310 / 2,040 | |
| 7×7 | 6:06.86 | 6:17.05 | early days — 3 solves | 2,121 / 3,184 |
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
- 25 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at All Aboard 2017.
- 3 Oct 2015First sub-10 3×3: 8.16 at Cubetoberfest 2015.
- 3 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Cubetoberfest 2015.
- 31 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 31 Jul 2010Three personal bests in one day at Marietta Open 2010.
- 21 Mar 2009Three personal bests in one day at Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009.
Competitions
- Jacksonville 2019 · 29 Jun 2019
- All Aboard 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Spring Scramble 2016 · 10 Apr 2016
- For The Love Of Cubing 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Feast 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetoberfest 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Peach State 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Spring 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Full Sail Spring 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Marietta Open 2010 · 31 Jul 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Horizons Open 2009 · 20 Jun 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Decatur Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 6 personal bests set
- Stetson Spring competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008
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.
- Chris Tran — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- James Olarte — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Hadley Sheffield — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.