People · United States
Calvin Gowdy
Clock · top 27.6% of 32,817 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024GOWD03
Calvin Gowdy has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 10.54, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026, puts him in the top 27.6% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,177th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since August 2024, he has put 181 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.47 in August 2024 to 19.04, a 46% improvement. Calvin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 10.54 | 11.92 | top 27.6% | 2,177 / 9,172 | |
| 2×2 | 4.45 | 8.21 | top 32.4% | 13,064 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.77 | 9.71 | top 34.3% | 9,836 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 19.04 | 23.62 | top 37.3% | 21,332 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 8.12 | 11.52 | top 42.3% | 7,477 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,388 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.37 | 1:24.36 | top 81.7% | 12,327 / 15,900 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.04 at Flex in Lex 2026.
- 5 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Brown County Blitz 2026.
- 1 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Land of Lincoln 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.00 at Return of the Ville KY 2025.
Competitions
- Flex in Lex 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026 · 5 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Brown County Blitz 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Naperville Winter 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Return of the Ville KY 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Land of Lincoln 2024 · 10 Aug 2024
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.
- Tommy Stady — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Garrett — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,178 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.