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Finley William Nicholson Fowler
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023FOWL04
Finley William Nicholson Fowler has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.94, set at Halifax Fall 2023, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 686th in Canada. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2023, he has put 58 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.99 in May 2023 to 9.94, a 34% improvement. Finley has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.94 | 12.77 | top 7.3% | 686 / 10,392 | |
| Clock | 8.64 | 11.80 | top 18.2% | 150 / 1,029 | |
| 2×2 | 5.18 | 8.33 | top 41.6% | 2,900 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.23 | 1:19.60 | top 46.1% | 1,255 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.31 | 36.98 | top 47.3% | 1,098 / 2,620 | |
| Square-1 | 31.49 | 42.76 | top 52.2% | 461 / 952 |
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
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Halifax Fall 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Halifax Fall 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: Halifax Favourites 2023. A 14.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Moncton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Halifax Fall 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Halifax Favourites 2023 · 20 May 2023
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.
- Gavin Case — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Seungmin Lee — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Omae — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.