People · United States
Peter Babcock
3×3 · top 46.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003BABC01
Peter Babcock has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.20, set at Midwest competition 2005, puts him in the top 46.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26,544th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2003, he has put 118 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.25 in August 2003 to 22.20, a 27% improvement. Peter 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 | 22.20 | 26.97 | top 46.0% | 26,544 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.25 | 19.65 | top 68.7% | 20,348 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 8.97 | 14.53 | top 73.3% | 30,330 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,575 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.90 | 2:32.04 | top 78.8% | 14,560 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.34 | 1:04.41 | top 83.0% | 12,393 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 4:39.58 | 6:00.11 | top 95.6% | 9,067 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 1:34.85 | 3:26.50 | top 96.1% | 6,517 / 6,743 |
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
- 5 Nov 2005Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's World Championship 2005.
- 29 Jan 2005First sub-30 3×3: 27.25 at Midwest competition 2005.
- 29 Jan 2005Four personal bests in one day at Midwest competition 2005.
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 30.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Open 2008 · 21 Jun 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Open 2007 · 27 Oct 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 3 personal bests set
- Midwest competition 2005 · 29 Jan 2005 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003
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.
- Jake Rueth — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Richard Patterson — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bob Burton — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.20 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.