People · United States
Steven Qie
Pyraminx · top 7.0% of 130,891 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017QIES01
Steven Qie has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.86, set at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,812th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2017, he has put 303 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.20 in April 2017 to 10.52, a 55% improvement. Steven has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 8.36 | top 7.0% | 1,812 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.41 | top 8.1% | 3,238 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.52 | 12.82 | top 9.1% | 5,020 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 3.86 | 6.99 | top 10.0% | 1,553 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 40.81 | 46.94 | top 13.1% | 1,980 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.56 | 24.17 | top 27.6% | 3,605 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.57 | 1:59.75 | top 41.0% | 3,366 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 30.49 | 42.56 | top 50.3% | 3,342 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 5:58.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,081 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.35 | 4:30.28 | top 68.1% | 2,691 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 3:12.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,322 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 29.81 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,680 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,788 / 2,059 |
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
- 9 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at Saint John's Spring 2022.
- 26 Jul 2019Six personal bests in one day at Massachusetts Championship 2019.
- 16 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at BU Spring 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.31 at Weston Fall 2017.
- 27 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.12 at Quabbin Spring 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 · 27 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Saint John's Spring 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- The Battle of Lexington 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- BU Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Derek White — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Alex Cohen — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Will Russo — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.