People · New Zealand
Callum Prowse
2×2 · top 1.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018PROW01
Callum Prowse has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.40, set at Northside Duology Part 2 2022, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 60th in New Zealand. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2018, he has put 554 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.25 in April 2019 to 8.25, a 65% improvement. Callum has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.40 | 3.17 | top 1.7% | 60 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 8.25 | 10.53 | top 3.2% | 98 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 3.22 | 5.41 | top 6.1% | 57 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.00 | 5.77 | top 7.6% | 123 / 1,141 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.90 | 1:36.36 | top 22.4% | 87 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 49.60 | 58.13 | top 24.2% | 169 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.25 | 31.36 | top 29.4% | 157 / 600 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:32.04 | — | top 43.9% | 58 / 86 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.48 | — | top 44.3% | 154 / 355 | |
| Clock | 15.33 | 22.79 | top 49.2% | 172 / 303 | |
| Square-1 | 36.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 163 / 251 | |
| 6×6 | 4:19.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 118 / 149 |
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
- 28 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 4 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.25 at Runaway Bay Sunday Challenge 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022Six personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Autumn 2022.
- 8 Jan 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Northside Duology Part 2 2022.
- 16 Jan 2021First sub-20 3×3: 14.01 at Brisbane Is Back On 2021.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Northside Spring Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2022 · 30 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Runaway Bay Sunday Challenge 2022 · 4 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Northside Duology Part 2 2022 · 8 Jan 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Is Back On 2021 · 16 Jan 2021 — 7 personal bests set
- Gold Coast Spring 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Koalafication Brisbane 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 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.
- Laura Ting — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 62 times
- Jamie Otsu — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Charlie Eggins — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.