People · United States
Spencer Baek
2×2 · top 5.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016BAEK03
Spencer Baek has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.06, set at OCSEF Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,056th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2016, he has put 97 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.18 in August 2016 to 10.39, a 51% improvement. Spencer 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 4.24 | top 5.2% | 2,056 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.39 | 12.82 | top 8.6% | 4,743 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.86 | 14.80 | top 18.9% | 5,048 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.17 | 30.60 | top 39.8% | 5,296 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.41 | 9.04 | top 44.3% | 7,805 / 18,907 |
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
- 23 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at OCSEF Open 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at Qualifornia 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.67 at Newport Fall 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016First competition: Nisei Week 2016. A 21.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019
- Cerritos Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- OCSEF Open 2017 · 23 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Qualifornia 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- 2FTI San Diego 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Newport Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2016 · 20 Aug 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.
- Michael Young — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Danny SungIn Park — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Will Hamilton — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.