People · United States
Erik Basarab
2×2 · top 0.83% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015BASA01
Erik Basarab has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.12, set at Oregon State Alpha 2016, puts him in the top 0.83% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 346th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2015, he has put 164 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.55 in January 2015 to 10.91, a 38% improvement. Erik has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.12 | 4.02 | top 0.83% | 346 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.48 | 6.51 | top 10.1% | 2,685 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 13.93 | top 10.3% | 5,616 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 7.00 | top 18.0% | 2,884 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.81 | 25.76 | top 20.1% | 2,603 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 52.82 | 54.96 | top 28.3% | 4,425 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 25.31 | 52.98 | top 39.9% | 2,622 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.12 | 2:06.96 | top 47.6% | 4,026 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.73 | 2:29.02 | top 55.4% | 4,248 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 23.84 | 38.77 | top 74.4% | 6,658 / 9,172 |
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
- 21 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at PDX Cubing Beta 2015.
- 19 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Keep Portland Weird 2015.
- 9 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at UW Spring 2015.
- 31 Jan 2015First competition: Rose City Cubing Competition 2015. A 17.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oregon State Alpha 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- PDX Cubing Beta 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Keep Portland Weird 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- UW Spring 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Rose City Cubing Competition 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 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.
- Eli Westrick — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Eli Wimmer — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chris Brotzman — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.