People · Estonia
Ruben Uba
2×2 · top 8.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022UBAR01
Ruben Uba has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at TalliNxN 2023, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in Estonia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2022, he has put 112 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.10 in August 2022 to 13.36, a 47% improvement. Ruben 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 | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 4.42 | top 8.3% | 32 / 245 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.58 | 7.17 | top 10.7% | 22 / 189 | |
| 3×3 | 13.36 | 16.09 | top 18.8% | 56 / 311 | |
| Skewb | 9.49 | 12.68 | top 51.8% | 76 / 129 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.03 | — | top 53.5% | 58 / 124 | |
| Square-1 | 32.73 | 44.24 | top 54.6% | 25 / 47 | |
| 5×5 | 3:00.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 47 / 61 | |
| 6×6 | 5:52.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 21 / 27 | |
| 7×7 | 8:55.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18 / 20 |
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 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.36 at TalliNxN 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at TalliNxN 2023.
- 17 Dec 2022First sub-20 3×3: 15.33 at Tartu Open 2022.
- 17 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Tartu Open 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Six personal bests in one day at PärNuti Cubing 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022First competition: Estonian Open 2022. A 25.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- TalliNxN 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Tartu Open 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- PärNuti Cubing 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
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.
- Maksim Zemtšihhin — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oliver Pällo — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hedi Liis Timmusk — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.