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David Bowman
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025BOWM02
David Bowman has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Wolfpack Wednesday NC I 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,406th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2025, he has put 123 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.70 in September 2025 to 4.28, a 25% improvement. David 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 5.22 | top 9.1% | 2,406 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.39 | 16.35 | top 22.4% | 12,301 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 4.39 | top 26.2% | 10,462 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 7.31 | 10.24 | top 36.2% | 6,222 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.60 | 1:04.85 | top 38.3% | 6,266 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:19.15 | 3:17.14 | top 39.8% | 849 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.95 | 43.13 | top 53.4% | 7,486 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.06 | 2:38.96 | top 54.5% | 4,176 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,174 / 9,537 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 7 Sep 2025First competition: Concord Summer 2025. A 17.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC III 2026 · 14 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC II 2026 · 16 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC I 2026 · 19 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Apex Algs Again 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Concord Summer 2025 · 7 Sep 2025
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.
- Rue Clippinger — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Raghav Reddy — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ashten Jampayas — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.