People · United States
Steve Banaban
3×3 · top 23.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2006 · 2006BANA01
Steve Banaban has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.84, set at Berkeley Winter 2010, puts him in the top 23.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,951st in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2006, he has put 85 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.54 in August 2006 to 14.84, a 34% improvement. Steve has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 14.84 | 16.47 | top 23.9% | 12,951 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.05 | 45.95 | top 66.8% | 9,513 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:05.75 | 3:16.41 | top 79.9% | 7,259 / 9,401 |
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
- 30 Jan 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Berkeley Winter 2010.
- 14 Apr 2007Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring competition 2007.
- 13 Jan 2007First sub-20 3×3: 19.37 at Caltech Winter competition 2007.
- 18 Nov 2006Three personal bests in one day at UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006.
- 4 Aug 2006First competition: US Nationals 2006. A 29.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Winter 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jeff Chiu — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lucas Garron — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chris Dzoan — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 one-handed single — 48,086 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.