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Simeon Buchner
Square-1 · top 7.1% of 25,272 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016BUCH02
Simeon Buchner has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 10.59, set at Edmonton Summer Twist 2022, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 50th in Canada. Until August 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2016, he has put 225 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.47 in May 2016 to 12.00, a 74% improvement. Simeon has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 10.59 | 14.96 | top 7.1% | 50 / 952 | |
| 3×3 | 12.00 | 13.37 | top 13.9% | 1,315 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.61 | 7.93 | top 17.2% | 694 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.44 | top 19.8% | 1,326 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 8.34 | 13.50 | top 43.9% | 1,140 / 2,907 | |
| Clock | 14.10 | 20.18 | top 44.3% | 392 / 1,029 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.14 | 1:31.46 | top 56.0% | 1,564 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.26 | 44.90 | top 67.1% | 1,623 / 2,620 | |
| Megaminx | 3:32.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,079 / 1,375 |
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 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Prairie Championship 2024.
- 21 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Edmonton Summer Twist 2022.
- 21 May 2022First sub-30 3×3: 14.90 at Sherwood Park Spring 2022.
- 21 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 14.90 at Sherwood Park Spring 2022.
- 21 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Sherwood Park Spring 2022.
Competitions
- Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025 · 3 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- April Fools Alberta 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Edmonton Summer Twist 2022 · 21 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Spruce Grove Summer 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Sherwood Park Spring 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Alberta 5th Anniversary 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Canada's Best in the West 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 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.
- Alex Mutch — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Benjamin Buchner — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Ryan Yasinko — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.