People · United States
Noah Bonsell
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016BONS02
Noah Bonsell has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,561st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2016, he has put 98 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.65 in December 2016 to 13.81, a 42% improvement. Noah has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2.23 | 4.50 | top 6.5% | 2,561 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.16 | 9.97 | top 19.4% | 3,087 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.81 | 16.92 | top 20.3% | 10,940 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.75 | 16.51 | top 51.1% | 14,838 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.75 | 1:46.55 | top 59.7% | 10,346 / 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
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.94 at North Iowa 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First competition: Mega Minnesota Winter 2016. A 23.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- North Iowa 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
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.
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kristin Wiley — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Walker Welch — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.