People · United States
Justin Badua
2×2 · top 5.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010BADU01
Justin Badua has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Dixon Summer 2013, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,333rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since October 2010, he has put 685 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.43 in October 2010 to 10.12, a 50% improvement. Justin has entered 17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.77 | top 5.8% | 2,333 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.12 | 11.44 | top 7.8% | 4,300 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.35 | 21.37 | top 11.0% | 1,446 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.44 | 7.93 | top 16.1% | 4,241 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 44.44 | 47.93 | top 17.6% | 2,667 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.88 | 1:46.93 | top 33.7% | 2,682 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 13.50 | 16.67 | top 41.8% | 3,344 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.12 | 2:08.06 | top 44.2% | 3,231 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 9.17 | 12.17 | top 49.6% | 8,865 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.30 | 3:41.63 | top 50.3% | 1,884 / 4,196 |
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 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2014.
- 29 Jun 2013Four personal bests in one day at Dixon Summer 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Spring 2013.
- 19 Jan 2013Four personal bests in one day at Dixon Winter 2013.
- 5 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011Six personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2011.
Competitions
- UIUC Spring 2018 · 6 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Elk Cubing 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2013 · 19 Jan 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Dixon Open 2011 · 11 Jun 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Iowa Open 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- DeVry University Open 2010 · 2 Oct 2010
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.
- John Brechon — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Elliott Ross — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 73 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.