People · United States
Blake Philip
Skewb · top 10.5% of 74,164 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023PHIL14
Blake Philip has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.94, set at Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024, puts him in the top 10.5% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,640th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 187 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.78 in May 2023 to 12.65, a 51% improvement. Blake has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.94 | 9.26 | top 10.5% | 1,640 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 5.22 | top 16.0% | 6,328 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.65 | 16.55 | top 16.3% | 8,836 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.77 | 7.95 | top 18.3% | 4,959 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.86 | 40.15 | top 55.2% | 7,765 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 17.25 | 18.73 | top 56.3% | 4,824 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.39 | — | top 60.5% | 4,670 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.83 | — | top 62.8% | 11,137 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 41.13 | 1:06.50 | top 66.8% | 4,450 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,496 / 2,059 | |
| 5×5 | 3:21.96 | — | top 84.6% | 7,933 / 9,537 |
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
- 19 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at Swoop in Again Oxford 2023.
- 19 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Swoop in Again Oxford 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.90 at Flag City Summer 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Flag City Summer 2023.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Washtenaw Qualifier 2023. A 25.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Circle City Cubing 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swoop in Again Oxford 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Swoop in Silence Oxford 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Flag City Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Layne VanSiegel — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Braden Richards — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.