People · United States
Brad Baker
Skewb · top 23.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015BAKE04
Brad Baker has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.72, set at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023, puts him in the top 23.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,804th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2015, he has put 169 official solves on the record across nine 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 21.85 in April 2015 to 17.35, a 21% improvement. Brad has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 5.72 | 9.32 | top 23.6% | 3,804 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 17.35 | 20.66 | top 32.1% | 17,770 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.69 | 7.55 | top 35.4% | 14,119 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.32 | 10.61 | top 39.0% | 11,138 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 25.19 | 40.71 | top 39.6% | 2,570 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.80 | 39.81 | top 52.9% | 7,310 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 17.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,647 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.02 | — | top 63.6% | 11,135 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.36 | — | top 68.7% | 6,027 / 9,401 |
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
- 30 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.54 at East Brunswick Open 2022.
- 30 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at East Brunswick Open 2022.
- 25 Apr 2015First competition: Doylestown Spring 2015. A 21.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's Prep 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- East Brunswick Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Doylestown Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015
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.
- Carter Williams — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Evan Liu — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shaun Mack — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.