People · United States
Jensen Birdwell
Skewb · top 5.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016BIRD02
Jensen Birdwell has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 840th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2016, he has put 303 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.06 in July 2016 to 2.93, a 76% improvement. Jensen has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 3.09 | 5.03 | top 5.4% | 840 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 3.98 | top 13.4% | 5,283 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.76 | 16.27 | top 20.1% | 10,824 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.01 | 1:07.82 | top 36.5% | 5,881 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.31 | 9.53 | top 38.9% | 11,105 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.67 | 2:13.32 | top 41.7% | 3,380 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.38 | 52.94 | top 72.0% | 10,371 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 4:25.71 | 5:01.41 | early days — 3 solves | 2,899 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:30.69 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,684 / 3,184 |
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
- 28 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Sioux Fall 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.42 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017First sub-30 3×3: 21.43 at KCubing Winter 2017.
- 4 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at KCubing Winter 2017.
Competitions
- Sioux Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- West Branch Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubeIowa 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
- North Iowa 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Iowa State Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Winter 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 3 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 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Cale Schoon — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.