People · United States
Lucas Baker
2×2 · top 7.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023BAKE05
Lucas Baker has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.29, set at MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,756th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, he has put 74 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.25 in February 2023 to 12.79, a 16% improvement. Lucas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.29 | 6.38 | top 7.0% | 2,756 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.79 | 16.20 | top 16.7% | 8,943 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.45 | 35.00 | top 27.2% | 3,519 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.48 | 1:08.19 | top 36.9% | 5,965 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.75 | 13.38 | top 42.7% | 12,224 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 23.98 | 24.97 | top 74.7% | 6,512 / 8,927 |
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
- 25 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.79 at DFW Back to School 2024.
- 5 Feb 2023First competition: Solving in Shreveport 2023. A 15.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Back to School 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Solving in Shreveport 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Akshar Kunda — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Aidan Piper — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.