People · United States
Noah Betz
2×2 · top 7.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017BETZ01
Noah Betz has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.30, set at Coach Pigeon 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,849th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2017, he has put 89 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.12 in April 2017 to 17.83, a 41% improvement. Noah 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 | 2.30 | 3.08 | top 7.1% | 2,849 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 17.83 | 23.60 | top 33.7% | 18,997 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.85 | 11.78 | top 35.0% | 10,039 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.35 | 40.72 | top 52.1% | 7,288 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.09 | — | top 79.5% | 14,918 / 19,354 |
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
- 2 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.83 at Dixon Winter 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-30 3×3: 26.08 at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
- 9 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Bulldog Cubing 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Cat and Mouse 2017. A 30.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AZCubing Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- AZCubing Summer 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Jack Ehlert — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- CJ Sheng — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Simon Kellum — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.