People · United States
Gavin Valentia
Skewb · top 40.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017VALE05
Gavin Valentia has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.95, set at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018, puts him in the top 40.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,092nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2017, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five 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 33.82 in March 2017 to 26.76, a 21% improvement. Gavin 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.95 | 11.30 | top 40.9% | 7,092 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.81 | 16.23 | top 43.2% | 12,365 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.44 | 9.14 | top 44.6% | 17,998 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 26.76 | 34.62 | top 56.4% | 33,268 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 34.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,957 / 8,927 |
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
- 15 Dec 2018First sub-30 3×3: 26.76 at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 15 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: Iowa State Spring 2017. A 33.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Race the Clock 2017 · 31 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Iowa State Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017
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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Walker Welch — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.