People · United States
Gerard J. Bowen
2×2 · top 54.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024BOWE01
Gerard J. Bowen has been competing for 3 years. Their best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.37, set at Fitchburg Fingertricks 2025, puts them in the top 54.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,361st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since February 2024, they have put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Their 2×2 best has come down from 8.88 in February 2024 to 6.37, a 28% improvement. Gerard has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 6.37 | 8.01 | top 54.7% | 22,361 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 26.81 | 29.99 | top 56.5% | 33,336 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.18 | 19.11 | top 78.6% | 23,268 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Jul 2026First sub-30 3×3: 26.81 at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 10 Feb 2024First competition: WPI Winter 2024. A 36.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Fitchburg Fingertricks 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Winter 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
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 their.
- Derek White — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Cohen — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as they improves.