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Declan Baca
3×3 · top 21.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024BACA01
Declan Baca has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.13, set at UCSD Fall 2024, puts him in the top 21.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,559th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 79 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.70 in March 2024 to 14.13, a 35% improvement. Declan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 14.13 | 15.61 | top 21.4% | 11,559 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.22 | 6.14 | top 42.1% | 16,895 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 9.46 | 14.70 | top 51.5% | 9,253 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.06 | 14.79 | top 61.0% | 17,925 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 18.73 | 21.53 | top 61.0% | 5,147 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,560 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,504 / 9,401 |
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
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at UCSD Fall 2024.
- 23 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at UCSD Fall 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Super Duper San Diego 2024.
- 25 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.59 at Westview Cubing Favorites 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: San Diego Newcomers 2024. A 21.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Sherry Tao (陶心仪) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Liv Coverdale — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Knox Gardinier — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.13 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.