People · United States
Colt Gertsch
Skewb · top 7.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022GERT01
Colt Gertsch has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.45, set at Idaho Freeze Dried 2023, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,148th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2022, he has put 296 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.63 in May 2022 to 11.24, a 40% improvement. Colt has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 3.45 | 7.59 | top 7.4% | 1,148 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.24 | 14.92 | top 11.2% | 6,080 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.91 | 5.86 | top 12.6% | 3,289 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.47 | top 16.0% | 6,261 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 46.44 | 1:01.72 | top 20.1% | 3,045 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 10.74 | 15.16 | top 28.8% | 2,230 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.77 | 40.50 | top 43.8% | 5,912 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.98 | 2:12.01 | top 47.4% | 3,950 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 29.31 | 41.82 | top 48.1% | 3,138 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.03 | — | top 48.6% | 3,608 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,053 / 4,196 |
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
- 19 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at Posthaste Potato Solving 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Gem State Side Events 2022.
- 7 May 2022First competition: Going Slow in Idaho 2022. A 19.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gem State Side Events Idaho 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rexburg Rumble 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Burley Summer 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Spooky Solving Idaho 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Burley Summer 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Idaho Freeze Dried 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Posthaste Potato Solving 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem State Side Events 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Idaho French Fried 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Going Slow in Idaho 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Isaac Buck — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Cade Beck — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.