People · Canada
Saul Hafting
2×2 · top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017HAFT02
Saul Hafting has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at Moncton Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 195th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2017, he has put 420 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.73 in October 2017 to 9.36, a 40% improvement. Saul has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 2.79 | top 3.0% | 195 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 13.52 | top 5.8% | 557 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 6.51 | top 6.4% | 223 / 4,913 | |
| Skewb | 4.19 | 6.62 | top 12.3% | 260 / 2,928 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.83 | 1:32.50 | top 15.5% | 135 / 1,393 | |
| 4×4 | 43.82 | 48.22 | top 16.9% | 435 / 3,180 | |
| Square-1 | 15.34 | 19.16 | top 17.3% | 147 / 973 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.88 | 27.78 | top 17.5% | 381 / 2,632 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.65 | 1:55.31 | top 41.8% | 541 / 1,546 | |
| Clock | 18.97 | 23.38 | top 61.7% | 592 / 1,057 | |
| 6×6 | 4:54.79 | 5:24.01 | early days — 3 solves | 500 / 683 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Dalhousie Leap Year 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Six personal bests in one day at Dalhousie Leap Year 2020.
- 26 Oct 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Moncton Open 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Halifax Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Dalhousie Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at Halifax Select 2018.
Competitions
- Dalhousie Leap Year 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Moncton Open 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Halifax Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalhousie Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Halifax Select 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Halifax Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Atlantic Open Fall 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Liam Orovec — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Graeme Watt — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 13 times · head to head
- Lucas Steylen — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 32 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.