People · New Zealand
Corey Bates
Skewb · top 18.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016BATE05
Corey Bates has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.06, set at Welcome Back Wellington 2020, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 151st in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since July 2016, he has put 163 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 10.84 in July 2016 to 5.06, a 53% improvement. Corey has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.06 | 6.22 | top 18.6% | 151 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 14.71 | 16.60 | top 23.4% | 473 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.65 | 10.99 | top 25.0% | 354 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 4.53 | 5.32 | top 33.3% | 586 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.38 | 1:20.51 | top 40.0% | 258 / 722 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.19 | 1:58.97 | top 44.2% | 152 / 355 | |
| Megaminx | 2:42.16 | — | top 66.9% | 209 / 283 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.68 | 1:09.75 | top 80.5% | 465 / 600 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Oct 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Welcome Back Wellington 2020.
- 24 Oct 2020Six personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Wellington 2020.
- 23 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.49 at SNZ Northern 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at SNZ Northern 2018.
- 30 Sep 2017First sub-30 3×3: 23.64 at Hamilton Spring 2017.
- 30 Sep 2017Six personal bests in one day at Hamilton Spring 2017.
Competitions
- Welcome Back Wellington 2020 · 24 Oct 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamilton Winter 2016 · 31 Jul 2016
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Macdiarmid — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alex Asbery — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.