People · United States
Karl Baier
3×3 · top 9.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022BAIE02
Karl Baier has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.68, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,175th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2022, he has put 348 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 9 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.60 in December 2022 to 10.68, a 66% improvement. Karl has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 10.68 | 15.45 | top 9.5% | 5,175 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.83 | 7.49 | top 12.1% | 3,157 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 3.84 | top 13.8% | 5,409 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.56 | 6.45 | top 14.9% | 2,334 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 21.18 | 28.65 | top 30.6% | 1,983 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 14.15 | 17.44 | top 44.5% | 3,578 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.66 | 2:23.88 | top 49.0% | 3,643 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.27 | 1:32.39 | top 51.8% | 8,761 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.12 | 49.48 | top 70.6% | 10,148 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 4:13.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,847 / 9,401 |
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
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Choo Choo Cubing A 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Going Fast in Franklin 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Choo Choo Cubing A 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving Fall 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Going Fast in Franklin 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Starkvegas Southern Side Event Special Spring 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Solving in Shreveport 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2022 · 3 Dec 2022
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.
- Eddie Smith — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Johannes M. Baier — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Rowan Stough — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.