People · Ireland
Blake Bowers
3×3 one-handed · top 18.0% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010BOWE01
Blake Bowers has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 19.06, set at Irish Open 2012, puts him in the top 18.0% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in Ireland. Across 3 competitions since November 2010, he has put 146 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.88 in November 2010 to 15.28, a 23% 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.06 | 22.34 | top 18.0% | 65 / 448 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 8.84 | top 21.6% | 247 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 15.28 | 17.01 | top 25.4% | 360 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 4.30 | 6.04 | top 30.3% | 377 / 1,163 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.94 | 1:58.09 | top 38.1% | 107 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.15 | 1:19.88 | top 39.8% | 187 / 579 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.43 | 2:26.42 | top 44.9% | 132 / 296 | |
| 6×6 | 4:15.83 | 4:43.44 | early days — 3 solves | 103 / 142 | |
| 7×7 | 7:39.78 | 8:20.53 | early days — 3 solves | 99 / 108 | |
| Clock | 31.34 | — | top 86.0% | 285 / 331 | |
| Square-1 | 2:11.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 195 / 194 |
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
- 3 Nov 2012Five personal bests in one day at UK Open 2012.
- 11 Feb 2012Ten personal bests in one day at Irish Open 2012.
- 6 Nov 2010First competition: UK Open 2010. A 19.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Irish Open 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 10 personal bests set
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010
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.
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Thom Barlow — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Joey Gouly — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.06 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.