People · United States
Blake Blau
3×3 · top 42.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BLAU02
Blake Blau has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.76, set at Wisconsin Qualifier 2024, puts him in the top 42.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24,037th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 78 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.20 in April 2023 to 20.76, a 21% improvement. Blake has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 20.76 | 24.23 | top 42.1% | 24,037 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.76 | 8.80 | top 58.4% | 23,941 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 11.20 | 14.75 | top 61.9% | 11,420 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 19.64 | 36.18 | top 63.6% | 5,403 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.26 | 1:44.38 | top 64.5% | 11,336 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,809 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.14 | 19.92 | top 78.4% | 23,215 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 3:40.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,896 / 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
- 1 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Wisconsin Qualifier 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Swallow Spring 2023. A 26.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wisconsin Qualifier 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Sturgeon Bay Big Cubes 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swallow Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
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.
- Brian Johnson — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kellum — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.