People · United States
Joel Gowman
Pyraminx · top 59.7% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024GOWM01
Joel Gowman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 10.88, set at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026, puts him in the top 59.7% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,791st in the United States. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 103 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:25.87 in March 2024 to 54.80, a 36% improvement. Joel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 10.88 | 18.66 | top 59.7% | 17,791 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 12.28 | 22.83 | top 85.1% | 35,961 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 54.80 | 1:06.55 | top 89.1% | 55,336 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 24.16 | 35.42 | top 94.3% | 18,358 / 19,164 |
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
- 18 May 2025First sub-60 3×3: 57.94 at Axemann 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2025.
- 23 Mar 2024First competition: Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2024. A 1:25.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beaver Falls Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Doing Time in Moundsville 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Axemann 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Ohio Summer AM 2024 · 7 Sep 2024
- Country Roads Huntington 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2024 · 23 Mar 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 his.
- Gabriel Gowman — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mark Gowman — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Annabella Gowman — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 69,370 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 159,611 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.