People · Canada
Justin Taliman
3×3 · top 8.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020TALI01
Justin Taliman has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.40, set at Cubing on Par B 2023, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 811th in Canada. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2020, he has put 229 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.43 in January 2020 to 10.40, a 49% improvement. Justin has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 10.40 | 11.97 | top 8.7% | 811 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 4.26 | top 15.2% | 1,031 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.09 | 11.14 | top 28.6% | 1,251 / 4,913 | |
| Skewb | 7.34 | 8.46 | top 36.4% | 905 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.37 | 1:11.30 | top 38.0% | 1,044 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.71 | 31.89 | top 41.3% | 931 / 2,632 | |
| Square-1 | 32.67 | 53.06 | top 54.5% | 499 / 973 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.51 | 2:54.63 | top 68.0% | 942 / 1,546 | |
| Megaminx | 3:06.44 | — | top 76.6% | 962 / 1,393 | |
| 6×6 | 6:46.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 624 / 683 |
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
- 13 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing on Par B 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at Richmond Open Summer A 2022.
- 22 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.08 at BC Cubing Springback A 2022.
- 12 Dec 2021First sub-20 3×3: 16.62 at Richmond Open B 2021.
- 4 Jan 2020First competition: UBC Open 2020. A 20.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- BC Spring Solving B 2023 · 22 May 2023
- Cubing on Par B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- SnoCo NxN 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Open Summer A 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Please Be Solved Vancouver 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
- Cloverdale Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- BC Cubing Springback A 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Open B 2021 · 12 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- UBC Open 2020 · 4 Jan 2020
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.
- Michele Cavezza — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kenny Zhong — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ryan Xiao — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.