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Joe Salkowski
Skewb · top 17.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023SALK02
Joe Salkowski has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.85, set at 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023, puts him in the top 17.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,703rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2023, he has put 67 official solves on the record across seven events. His Skewb best has come down from 7.66 in November 2023 to 4.85, a 37% improvement. Joe 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.85 | 9.34 | top 17.0% | 2,703 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 6.87 | top 32.5% | 12,934 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.80 | 13.48 | top 34.5% | 9,760 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 18.83 | 21.61 | top 61.2% | 5,173 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 31.32 | 36.68 | top 64.8% | 38,822 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:11.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 16,296 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,476 / 15,683 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Muske-GO 2024.
- 12 Nov 2023First competition: Green Bay 2023. A 34.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Muske-GO 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Green Bay 2023 · 12 Nov 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.
- Ashley Gray — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Adam Schwenn — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Fabian Houston — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.