People · United States
Tanzer Balimtas
3×3 · top 0.06% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013BALI01
Tanzer Balimtas has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 4.64, set at Pennsylvania 2018, puts him in the top 0.06% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in the United States. Until October 2017, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 54 competitions since February 2013, he has put 1,958 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.80 in February 2013 to 4.64, an 82% improvement. Tanzer has entered 54 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 4.64 | 6.70 | top 0.06% | 37 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.45 | 13.38 | top 1.4% | 214 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 28.10 | 34.80 | top 1.8% | 305 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.18 | 3.45 | top 6.0% | 2,413 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.13 | 1:10.31 | top 6.1% | 499 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:15.90 | 2:27.63 | top 18.4% | 654 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 38.00 | top 26.7% | 586 / 2,040 | |
| 7×7 | 3:48.87 | 4:00.02 | top 26.8% | 752 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:54.73 | 2:45.61 | top 31.6% | 651 / 2,092 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.56 | 19.45 | top 41.0% | 11,763 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 27:40 | — | top 56.7% | 438 / 731 | |
| Skewb | 16.77 | 27.32 | top 83.4% | 16,023 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 30.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,543 / 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
- 17 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fredericksburg Summer Open 2018.
- 9 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015.
- 6 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at River Hill Summer 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Princeton Winter 2014.
Competitions
- River Hill Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023
- Northern Neck Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020
- Pittsburgh Fall 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
- ODU Big Blue Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Sydney 2019 · 6 Jul 2019
- River Hill Spring 2019 · 2 Jun 2019
- Woodberry Forest School Cubing 2019 · 7 Apr 2019
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- Gobbler Cube Day Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019
- Northern Neck Winter 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
- ODU Big Blue Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fredericksburg Summer Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Neck Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- EZ Cubes Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2015 · 11 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Johns Hopkins Winter 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
- River Hill Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Fall 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 317 rounds, finished ahead 220 times
- Keaton Ellis — met in 292 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 271 rounds, finished ahead 230 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 3×3 single — 38 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.