People · United States
Mitchell Stern
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2007 · 2007STER01
Mitchell Stern has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Washington DC Winter 2011, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,415th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2007, he has put 478 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.72 in April 2007 to 9.53, a 25% improvement. Mitchell has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 9.53 | 10.84 | top 6.2% | 3,415 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.88 | 21.25 | top 7.9% | 1,057 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.35 | top 8.5% | 3,352 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 48.61 | 54.87 | top 22.9% | 3,482 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.84 | 1:36.56 | top 28.8% | 2,263 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:14.03 | — | top 56.3% | 1,198 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 42.22 | 1:00.88 | early days — 3 solves | 4,474 / 6,743 |
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
- 9 Oct 2009First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009.
- 14 Aug 2009Six personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 22 Mar 2008Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Open 2008.
- 24 Nov 2007Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Open 2007.
- 22 Apr 2007First competition: Rutgers Spring competition 2007. A 14.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010
- Washington DC Spring 2010 · 13 Jun 2010
- Washington DC Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2008 · 29 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Da Vinci Science Center competition 2008 · 14 Jun 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Open 2008 · 22 Mar 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2007 · 24 Nov 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Pleasantville Fall competition 2007 · 3 Nov 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- US Open 2007 · 16 Jun 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Rutgers Spring competition 2007 · 22 Apr 2007 — 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.
- Rowe Hessler — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Bob Burton — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 61 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.