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Jeremy Birkey
Skewb · top 5.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016BIRK01
Jeremy Birkey has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.10, set at Land of Lincoln 2024, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 849th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2016, he has put 174 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.84 in October 2016 to 14.81, a 64% improvement. Jeremy has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 3.10 | 6.54 | top 5.5% | 849 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.94 | 8.23 | top 12.8% | 3,321 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.81 | 17.77 | top 23.8% | 12,896 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 4.42 | top 24.7% | 9,681 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.32 | 1:07.14 | top 39.0% | 6,330 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 14.80 | 18.66 | top 47.1% | 3,812 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.72 | 2:22.34 | top 54.1% | 4,060 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,372 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.93 | 49.13 | top 71.5% | 10,293 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 45.66 | 53.09 | top 71.9% | 4,722 / 6,743 |
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
- 19 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Side Events Spring 2025.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.67 at Land of Lincoln 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Land of Lincoln 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Land of Lincoln 2024.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-30 3×3: 27.12 at Mishawaka Winter 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016First competition: Dixon Fall 2016. A 40.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Side Events Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Fall 2016 · 8 Oct 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.
- Lucas Stambaugh — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aaron Nordyke — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Tommy Stady — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.