People · United States
Blake Hermanson
Skewb · top 58.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018HERM09
Blake Hermanson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 10.56, set at Colorado Springs Winter 2020, puts him in the top 58.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,683rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2018, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 51.69 in August 2018 to 38.07, a 26% improvement. Blake has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 10.56 | 14.03 | top 58.4% | 10,683 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 7.42 | 9.23 | top 63.7% | 26,242 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 38.07 | 41.17 | top 74.6% | 45,410 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.55 | 22.22 | top 75.7% | 22,427 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,659 / 6,743 |
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
- 9 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Veterans Day Open 2019.
- 18 Aug 2018First competition: Pueblo Open 2018. A 51.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018
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.
- Tristan Steeves — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dylan Hughlett — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Miller — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Skewb single — 40,263 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.