People · Switzerland
Rafael Steiner
2×2 · top 20.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016STEI03
Rafael Steiner has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.55, set at Swiss Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 244th in Switzerland. Across 5 competitions since April 2016, he has put 114 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.88 in April 2016 to 16.70, a 30% improvement. Rafael has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 5.20 | top 20.9% | 244 / 923 | |
| 3×3 | 16.70 | 19.02 | top 30.2% | 381 / 1,218 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.24 | 36.43 | top 54.0% | 203 / 373 | |
| Skewb | 11.07 | 13.11 | top 61.2% | 274 / 395 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.15 | 15.70 | top 61.6% | 456 / 665 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.13 | — | top 68.1% | 331 / 474 |
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
- 1 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wiler Würfelfest 2017.
- 3 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.95 at Swiss Nationals 2016.
- 3 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2016.
- 21 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Zurich Open 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016First competition: Wiler Würfelfest 2016. A 23.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiler Würfelfest 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Tübingen Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Zurich Open 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfelfest 2016 · 2 Apr 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.
- Oleg Gritsenko — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Manuel Bühler — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tobias Peter — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.