People · United States
Marcus Jakob Panahon
3×3 · top 17.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016PANA01
Marcus Jakob Panahon has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.90, set at WCC Western Championship 2022, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,136th in the United States. Across 13 competitions since August 2016, he has put 224 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.43 in August 2016 to 12.90, a 70% improvement. Marcus has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 12.90 | 14.05 | top 17.1% | 9,136 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.80 | 8.40 | top 18.5% | 4,920 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.76 | 32.49 | top 22.6% | 2,900 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 48.64 | 59.86 | top 22.9% | 3,487 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 5.79 | top 25.3% | 9,944 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:28.83 | — | top 42.8% | 910 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 22:19 | — | early days — 3 solves | 416 / 731 | |
| Skewb | 9.86 | 16.78 | top 54.1% | 9,789 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,704 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,025 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 28.08 | 29.90 | top 81.9% | 7,260 / 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
- 30 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023.
- 7 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at WCC Western Championship 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.21 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022.
- 13 Nov 2021First sub-20 3×3: 15.60 at SacCubing X 2021.
- 18 Aug 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.13 at Nisei Week 2018.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- SoCal Silent Spectacular 2022 · 13 Aug 2022
- Circle City Summer 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2022 · 8 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Westview Winter A 2021 · 11 Dec 2021
- SacCubing X 2021 · 13 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2016 · 20 Aug 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.
- Elijah Brown — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.