People · United States
Valerie Elson
3×3 · top 98.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009ELSO01
Valerie Elson has been competing for 17 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:29.81, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013, puts her in the top 98.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59,825th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since October 2009, she has put 26 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside her 4 DNFs. Her 3×3 best has come down from 3:04.11 in October 2009 to 1:29.81, a 51% improvement. Valerie 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 | 1:29.81 | 2:05.26 | top 98.0% | 59,825 / 60,666 |
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
- 24 Oct 2009First competition: Caltech Fall competition 2009. A 3:04.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Bayview Hills Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2009 · 24 Oct 2009
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 her.
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adam Zamora — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 264,087 people have one; it is 29.81 away.
Targets move as she improves.