People · Canada
Curtis Balazs
2×2 · top 87.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012BALA02
Curtis Balazs has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 13.50, set at Lynden Open 2012, puts him in the top 87.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,457th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since February 2012, he has put 32 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:31.66 in February 2012 to 1:06.71, a 27% improvement. Curtis has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 13.50 | 22.77 | top 87.9% | 6,457 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 1:06.71 | 1:14.92 | top 93.9% | 9,978 / 10,392 | |
| 5×5 | 6:34.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,487 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 4:08.28 | 5:08.95 | top 99.8% | 2,622 / 2,620 |
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 Feb 2012First competition: Lynden Open 2012. A 1:31.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Groovik's Cube Seattle 2012 · 10 Jun 2012
- Couve Cubing 2012 · 5 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Lynden Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012
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.
- Nick Vu — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kristopher De Asis — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zheng Li (李政) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 6.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.