People · United States
Derek Lee
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021LEED01
Derek Lee has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.42, set at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,785th in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2021, he has put 136 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.94 in November 2021 to 10.42, a 13% improvement. Derek has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 10.42 | 12.08 | top 8.7% | 4,785 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 13.61 | 20.31 | top 13.3% | 914 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 3.21 | 4.48 | top 16.7% | 6,555 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 48.99 | 57.78 | top 23.5% | 3,571 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.24 | 38.96 | top 49.4% | 6,789 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,819 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,022 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 35.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,043 / 8,927 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 15 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Empire State Winter A 2022.
- 20 Nov 2021First competition: Slow N Steady Fall 2021. A 11.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
- Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Winter B 2022 · 16 Jan 2022
- Empire State Winter A 2022 · 15 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021
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.
- Carter Williams — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Livia Kleiner — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elijah Rain Phelps — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,502 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.