People · United States
Marcus Simbol
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018SIMB01
Marcus Simbol has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at DeKalb Cubing Fall 2023, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,701st in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 112 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.47 in April 2018 to 8.99, a 78% improvement. Marcus 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 | 8.99 | 12.12 | top 4.8% | 2,701 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 5.55 | top 9.0% | 3,543 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 8.82 | top 9.3% | 2,401 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.40 | 28.36 | top 29.8% | 3,865 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.14 | 14.73 | top 42.4% | 7,398 / 18,907 |
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
- 22 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.99 at DeKalb Cubing Fall 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 12.31 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 12.31 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.31 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 21 Apr 2018First competition: Dixon Spring 2018. A 40.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- The Core of Hobart 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- DeKalb Cubing Fall 2023 · 22 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Get to Work Chicagoland 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
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.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac James Dunn — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Simon Kellum — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.