People · United States
Adam Bowers
Pyraminx · top 11.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019BOWE02
Adam Bowers has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.69, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,004th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since March 2019, he has put 186 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.53 in March 2019 to 11.39, a 31% improvement. Adam 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 6.21 | top 11.3% | 3,004 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 11.39 | 13.96 | top 11.8% | 6,431 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.33 | 6.67 | top 13.3% | 2,080 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.40 | top 20.2% | 8,014 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 18.09 | 21.57 | top 23.6% | 1,573 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 52.79 | 1:01.22 | top 28.2% | 4,421 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.61 | 2:09.01 | top 40.4% | 3,305 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.85 | 2:08.13 | top 43.2% | 3,227 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.28 | 39.10 | top 54.0% | 7,596 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 4:12.21 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,768 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 6:36.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,401 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 36.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,346 / 9,172 |
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
- 7 Jul 2019Six personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019.
- 25 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing VII 2019.
- 21 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at Berkeley Spring 2019.
- 10 Mar 2019First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 15 2019. A 16.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- SacCubing VII 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 15 2019 · 10 Mar 2019
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.
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.