People · United States
Marcus Sterling
3×3 · top 30.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022STER02
Marcus Sterling has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.75, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 30.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,624th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 41 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.19 in July 2022 to 16.75, a 36% improvement. Marcus has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 16.75 | 23.37 | top 30.2% | 16,624 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.76 | 11.67 | top 39.5% | 6,790 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 6.84 | 10.09 | top 59.1% | 24,233 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.56 | 20.05 | top 64.4% | 19,022 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 14,090 / 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
- 27 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.75 at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 24 Jul 2022First competition: Howland Returns 2022. A 26.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Summer B 2022 · 14 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Howland Returns 2022 · 24 Jul 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.
- Sean Cutshaw — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Pfeifer — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.