People · United States
Justin Baek
Pyraminx · top 5.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015BAEK02
Justin Baek has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.53, set at US Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,446th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2015, he has put 162 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.05 in September 2015 to 9.39, a 38% improvement. Justin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.53 | 4.57 | top 5.6% | 1,446 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.39 | 10.79 | top 5.8% | 3,233 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.29 | 5.45 | top 6.5% | 1,007 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.58 | 22.29 | top 14.0% | 1,819 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.87 | top 15.8% | 6,173 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 50.29 | 57.18 | top 25.1% | 3,845 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.57 | 1:35.19 | top 26.9% | 2,102 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.88 | 1:44.87 | top 35.7% | 2,547 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 24.95 | 26.62 | top 39.1% | 2,536 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:28.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 906 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.10 | 3:27.92 | top 50.1% | 1,878 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:16.70 | 5:50.74 | early days — 3 solves | 1,648 / 3,184 |
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 Sep 2017Six personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Fall 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at SnoCo Cubing Summer 2017.
- 29 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 17 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Puget Sound Open 2015.
- 19 Sep 2015First competition: Keep Portland Weird 2015. A 17.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puget Sound Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- SnoCo Cubing Summer 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Portland Weird 2015 · 19 Sep 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.
- Tyler Halgren — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Matthew Dickman — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.