People · Canada
Justin Staples
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010STAP01
Justin Staples has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.90, set at Scarborough Fall B 2023, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 441st in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since August 2010, he has put 276 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.96 in August 2010 to 8.90, a 67% improvement. Justin has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.90 | 11.40 | top 4.6% | 441 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 4.15 | 5.87 | top 28.4% | 1,933 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.08 | 1:28.06 | top 52.6% | 1,446 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.62 | 2:44.54 | top 53.4% | 706 / 1,499 | |
| 6×6 | 4:47.51 | — | early days — 3 solves | 471 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 7:04.75 | — | early days — 3 solves | 383 / 503 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:53.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 319 / 351 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.70 | 26.45 | top 93.7% | 4,634 / 4,858 | |
| Clock | 41.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 957 / 1,029 |
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
- 1 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023.
- 13 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 20 Aug 2011First sub-20 3×3: 14.81 at Canadian Open 2011.
- 20 Aug 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Canadian Open 2011.
- 14 Aug 2010First competition: Toronto Open Summer 2010. A 26.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Western Ontario Winter 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering Favourites Autumn 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kitchener Mini Afternoon 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- Appleby Summer 2024 · 6 Jul 2024
- Scarborough Fall B 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Fall A 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
- Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Appleby Fall A 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Appleby Summer A 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering C 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- London Winter A 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
- Oakville Limited Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- London Limited Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2010 · 27 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Summer 2010 · 14 Aug 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.
- Andreas Nikolaou — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Sarah Strong — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Abdullah Gulab — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.