People · United States
Noa Choi
2×2 · top 5.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013CHOI02
Noa Choi has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.13, set at US Nationals 2014, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,260th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2013, he has put 164 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% 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 24.13 in March 2013 to 12.10, a 50% improvement. Noa has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.13 | 3.95 | top 5.7% | 2,260 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.10 | 13.45 | top 14.2% | 7,619 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.35 | 8.47 | top 30.8% | 8,576 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 56.07 | 1:09.36 | top 32.0% | 5,086 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 13.06 | 16.45 | top 39.9% | 3,170 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 47.67 | early days — 3 solves | 1,310 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.81 | 48.29 | top 63.6% | 8,995 / 15,683 |
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
- 1 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 7 Dec 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at UIUC Fall 2013.
- 7 Dec 2013Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Fall 2013.
- 9 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Hillsdale Fall 2013.
- 29 Jun 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.80 at Dixon Summer 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013First competition: UIUC Spring 2013. A 27.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiscube 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- UIUC Fall 2013 · 7 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Hillsdale Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Dixon Summer 2013 · 29 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 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.
- Tyler Shimada — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Brandon Mikel — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Walker Welch — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.