People · United States
Joel Helmick
Pyraminx · top 15.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015HELM01
Joel Helmick has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.30, set at Dayton 2015, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,956th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since June 2015, he has put 131 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.53 in June 2015 to 13.52, a 23% improvement. Joel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 5.30 | 9.19 | top 15.1% | 3,956 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.52 | 15.24 | top 19.3% | 10,361 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.39 | 16.33 | top 36.7% | 6,258 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 5.01 | 7.95 | top 39.4% | 15,823 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.71 | 42.44 | top 46.0% | 6,244 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.53 | 1:35.54 | top 54.7% | 9,349 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,693 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 51.97 | 1:18.34 | top 77.8% | 5,162 / 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
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 13 Sep 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at MCC Gamma 2015.
- 27 Jun 2015First competition: Dayton 2015. A 17.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- MCC Gamma 2015 · 13 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2015 · 10 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton 2015 · 27 Jun 2015
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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andy Denney — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.