People · United States
Paul Binner
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012BINN01
Paul Binner has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.73, set at Binghamton Winter Cube Day 2018, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,411th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2012, he has put 228 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.16 in December 2012 to 8.73, a 65% improvement. Paul 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.73 | 11.33 | top 4.3% | 2,411 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 36.36 | 41.76 | top 8.1% | 1,240 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 8.77 | top 13.2% | 3,500 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.93 | 1:24.05 | top 13.8% | 1,072 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.56 | top 18.0% | 7,134 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.31 | 23.48 | top 21.4% | 2,766 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.07 | 1:54.10 | top 30.2% | 2,162 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 4:44.77 | 4:56.44 | top 46.1% | 1,363 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 43.96 | 58.78 | top 69.9% | 4,658 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 4:32.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,040 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 14.21 | 16.48 | top 75.6% | 14,528 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 38.72 | 50.17 | top 92.6% | 8,517 / 9,172 |
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
- 3 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Binghamton Winter 2019.
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Binghamton Winter Cube Day 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Six personal bests in one day at Binghamton Winter Cube Day 2018.
- 21 May 2016Six personal bests in one day at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 11 Oct 2014Six personal bests in one day at Harvard Fall 2014.
- 23 Nov 2013First sub-20 3×3: 14.03 at Carnegie Mellon Fall 2013.
Competitions
- Binghamton Winter 2019 · 3 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Binghamton Winter Cube Day 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Harvard Fall 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Levittown Open 2012 · 1 Dec 2012
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.
- Zach Goldman — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eric Zhao — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Corey Sakowski — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.