People · United States
Andrew Covey
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023COVE01
Andrew Covey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.89, set at Lakewood Spring 2023, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,567th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 86 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.06 in February 2023 to 8.89, a 45% improvement. Andrew has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.89 | 12.29 | top 4.6% | 2,567 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.50 | 5.14 | top 20.2% | 7,928 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.69 | — | top 65.2% | 19,281 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.99 | — | top 66.7% | 9,504 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.65 | — | top 68.4% | 12,179 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 15.05 | 26.54 | top 78.4% | 14,987 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 4:06.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,779 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 4:50.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,658 / 7,841 |
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
- 13 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.89 at Lakewood Spring 2023.
- 14 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.35 at Washington Championship 2023.
- 14 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Washington Championship 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Sleepless in Seattle 2023. A 16.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SnoCo Veterans Day Weekend 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Lucky Lynnwood 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
- Lakewood Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washington Championship 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Sleepless in Seattle 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ethan Ekstrom — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Siauw — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.