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Calvin Kolk
Pyraminx · top 12.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023KOLK01
Calvin Kolk has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.96, set at Rapidly Grand 2023, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,359th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since May 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.84 in May 2023 to 19.22, a 33% improvement. Calvin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 11.91 | top 12.9% | 3,359 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 6.12 | top 17.4% | 6,822 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.22 | 23.79 | top 37.7% | 21,272 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:14.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 16,546 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 19.33 | 27.24 | top 88.6% | 17,057 / 18,907 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at Get to Work Chicagoland 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 12 May 2023First competition: Michigan Mini 4 2023. A 28.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024 · 7 Jan 2024
- Michigan Mini 9 2023 · 20 Nov 2023
- Rapidly Grand 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Get to Work Chicagoland 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Mini 4 2023 · 12 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.
- Ezra Shere — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Doug Li — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Justin Sui — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.