People · United States
Stephen Kretz
3×3 · top 44.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2011 · 2011KRET02
Stephen Kretz has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.71, set at Hillsdale Winter 2012, puts him in the top 44.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 25,724th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since December 2011, he has put 44 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in December 2011 to 21.71, a 21% improvement. Stephen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.71 | 28.21 | top 44.7% | 25,724 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.30 | 14.13 | top 47.4% | 13,668 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 10.51 | 16.45 | top 58.1% | 10,618 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 7.62 | 11.28 | top 65.2% | 26,873 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 58.96 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,550 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 5:58.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,788 / 7,841 |
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
- 10 Dec 2011First competition: Ohio Fall 2011. A 27.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kansas City Side Events 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hillsdale Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio Fall 2011 · 10 Dec 2011
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.
- Decha Enkvetchakul — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Winslow Parker — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Addy K. Vacca — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.