People · United States
Sterling Puffer
Skewb · top 4.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016PUFF01
Sterling Puffer has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Irvine Winter 2018, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 718th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2016, he has put 147 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.85 in October 2016 to 11.40, a 59% improvement. Sterling has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.92 | 5.95 | top 4.6% | 718 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.40 | 12.21 | top 11.8% | 6,343 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.99 | 27.38 | top 26.0% | 3,357 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.26 | 4.91 | top 29.8% | 11,839 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.33 | 8.27 | top 30.6% | 8,526 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.16 | 1:06.44 | top 36.6% | 5,904 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 32.87 | 40.30 | top 54.8% | 3,617 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.63 | 2:17.72 | top 56.9% | 4,836 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.85 | — | top 68.5% | 5,277 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 2:31.69 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,945 / 8,927 |
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
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.70 at Thanks Four The Invite 2018.
- 27 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Cerritos Open 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.25 at Qualifornia 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016First competition: Newport Fall 2016. A 27.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cerritos Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cerritos Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Qualifornia 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 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 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kevin Matthews — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Nathan Soria — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.