People · United States
Justin Steinman
3×3 · top 8.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016STEI02
Justin Steinman has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.40, set at Cubing in Cambridge 2023, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,840th in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2016, he has put 146 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.72 in February 2016 to 10.40, a 52% improvement. Justin 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 | 10.40 | 12.17 | top 8.7% | 4,840 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 46.13 | 53.88 | top 19.8% | 3,039 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.87 | 28.66 | top 28.5% | 3,722 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 4.93 | top 29.6% | 11,949 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.60 | 12.77 | top 49.9% | 14,694 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:00.30 | 4:32.27 | top 52.5% | 1,132 / 2,128 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,263 / 8,026 |
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
- 29 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Naticube 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 12.05 at New York Championship 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.05 at New York Championship 2022.
- 27 Feb 2016First competition: Big Apple Cube Clash 2016. A 21.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NYU Spring 2026 · 5 Apr 2026
- Amherst Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Naticube 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Amherst Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Apple Cube Clash 2016 · 27 Feb 2016
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Elijah Rain Phelps — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 6.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.