People · United States
Noah La Barba
3×3 · top 15.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008LABA01
Noah La Barba has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.39, set at Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015, puts him in the top 15.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,301st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2008, he has put 67 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.59 in November 2008 to 12.39, a 61% improvement. Noah 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 | 12.39 | 14.22 | top 15.3% | 8,301 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.25 | top 19.5% | 7,757 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 53.15 | 55.84 | top 28.7% | 4,498 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.10 | 28.73 | top 34.6% | 4,620 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 8.56 | 10.83 | top 45.5% | 8,144 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 1:12.84 | 1:40.90 | early days — 3 solves | 6,183 / 6,846 |
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
- 18 Apr 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.39 at Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015.
- 22 Feb 2014First sub-30 3×3: 17.40 at Caltech Winter Open 2014.
- 22 Feb 2014First sub-20 3×3: 17.40 at Caltech Winter Open 2014.
- 22 Nov 2008First competition: Caltech Fall 2008. A 31.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008
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.
- Alex Davani — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Michael Young — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.