People · United States
Torsten Gartenberg
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016GART03
Torsten Gartenberg has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at UMass ODS Fall 2016, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,384th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2016, he has put 50 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.44 in May 2016 to 2.61, a 52% improvement. Torsten has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.50 | 12.19 | top 6.1% | 3,384 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 3.73 | top 10.0% | 3,938 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 49.25 | 55.51 | top 23.8% | 3,631 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.34 | 1:47.75 | top 32.5% | 2,582 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.00 | 30.65 | top 36.8% | 4,889 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.97 | 13.58 | top 60.3% | 17,739 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.50 at UMass ODS Fall 2016.
- 10 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at UMass ODS Fall 2016.
- 21 May 2016First competition: Big Apple Spring 2016. A 14.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 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.
- Luigi Soriano — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Livia Kleiner — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Olmoz — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.