People · Switzerland
Stephan Büeler
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016BUEL01
Stephan Büeler has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.36, set at Swiss Science Open 2022, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 72nd in Switzerland. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2016, he has put 96 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.92 in September 2016 to 9.36, a 41% improvement. Stephan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 10.81 | top 5.7% | 72 / 1,197 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 5.12 | top 14.9% | 184 / 913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.34 | 24.12 | top 21.4% | 76 / 367 | |
| 4×4 | 48.88 | 55.68 | top 23.3% | 98 / 462 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:15.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 39 / 87 |
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
- 5 Nov 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Swiss Science Open 2022.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Science Open 2022.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.71 at Wiehnachtswürfelä z Bärn 2016.
- 10 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Wiehnachtswürfelä z Bärn 2016.
- 3 Sep 2016First competition: Swiss Nationals 2016. A 15.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swisscubing Cup Finale 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Swiss Science Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiehnachtswürfelä z Bärn 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2016 · 3 Sep 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.
- Tobias Peter — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Christophe Grosjean — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Levin Houghton — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.