People · United States
Carter Downing
Skewb · top 32.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023DOWN09
Carter Downing has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.90, set at Empire State Fall Favorites 2023, puts him in the top 32.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,511th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 105 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.01 in September 2023 to 18.03, a 28% improvement. Carter has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 6.90 | 18.24 | top 32.9% | 5,511 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.60 | 12.09 | top 32.9% | 9,236 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 18.03 | 22.52 | top 34.2% | 19,058 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.93 | 9.41 | top 59.8% | 24,556 / 40,951 |
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
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.48 at Vermont Cubikon 2023.
- 3 Sep 2023First competition: Brookline Favorites 2023. A 25.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jay Peak Cubikon 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Upper Valley Cube Day 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Vermont Cubikon 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Fall Favorites 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brookline Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Amarello — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek White — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.