People · United States
Christopher Hinkle
Skewb · top 7.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018HINK01
Christopher Hinkle has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.48, set at Only Cubes in ABQ 2026, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,180th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2018, he has put 237 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.77 in May 2018 to 10.31, a 39% improvement. Christopher 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 | 3.48 | 4.95 | top 7.6% | 1,180 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.31 | 13.41 | top 8.4% | 4,614 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 7.32 | top 12.9% | 3,359 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.51 | top 23.1% | 9,054 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 55.21 | 1:03.20 | top 31.0% | 4,889 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.64 | 1:52.55 | top 39.0% | 2,809 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.89 | 2:00.58 | top 44.6% | 3,667 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.18 | 34.03 | top 47.1% | 6,415 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 3:56.94 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,492 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 56.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,435 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 7:39.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,736 / 3,184 |
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
- 3 Nov 2023Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023.
- 11 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Winter 2020.
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.59 at Veterans Day Open 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Five personal bests in one day at Veterans Day Open 2019.
- 26 May 2018First competition: Colorado Qualifier 2018. A 16.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Cubes in ABQ 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- USAFA Flyby Cubing 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs Winter 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Pueblo Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 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.
- Alex Walker — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Brayden Wroten — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raymos Castillo — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.