People · United States
Keith Sauer
3×3 · top 45.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003SAUE01
Keith Sauer has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.96, set at Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005, puts him in the top 45.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26,129th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2003, he has put 47 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.14 in August 2003 to 21.96, a 36% improvement. Keith 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.96 | 25.03 | top 45.3% | 26,129 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:16.78 | 3:17.09 | top 88.1% | 16,737 / 19,072 |
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
- 3 Apr 2004First sub-30 3×3: 28.92 at Caltech Spring competition 2004.
- 3 Apr 2004Four personal bests in one day at Caltech Spring competition 2004.
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 34.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005 · 13 Aug 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2004 · 10 Jul 2004 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring competition 2004 · 3 Apr 2004 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003
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.
- Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Hardwick — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Frank Morris — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-2:00 4×4 single — 68,574 people have one; it is 16.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.