People · United States
Drake Bott
Skewb · top 7.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016BOTT02
Drake Bott has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at South Omaha Speedsolve 2017, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,161st in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2016, he has put 178 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.29 in July 2016 to 12.52, a 50% improvement. Drake has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.44 | 10.83 | top 7.4% | 1,161 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.06 | 8.12 | top 13.5% | 3,604 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 4.85 | top 15.1% | 6,012 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.52 | 16.64 | top 15.8% | 8,559 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.17 | 40.25 | top 57.6% | 8,141 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 50.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,154 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.20 | — | early days — 3 solves | 14,686 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 39.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,571 / 9,172 |
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
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at CubeIowa 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubeIowa 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.37 at KCubing Summer 2016.
- 16 Jul 2016First competition: Saint Mary Scramble 2016. A 25.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeIowa 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- September Speedcubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- South Omaha Speedsolve 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Marrs Mixup Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Saint Mary Scramble 2016 · 16 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sarah Cook — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.