People · United States
Joey Karow
Skewb · top 17.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018KARO01
Joey Karow has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.96, set at Minnesota Qualifier 2019, puts him in the top 17.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,818th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since April 2018, he has put 162 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.50 in April 2018 to 13.99, a 43% improvement. Joey has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 4.96 | 8.69 | top 17.8% | 2,818 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 13.99 | 15.10 | top 20.9% | 11,274 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 5.54 | top 28.1% | 11,135 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.64 | 39.42 | top 43.5% | 5,865 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.62 | 13.72 | top 50.0% | 14,511 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.16 | 1:34.51 | top 54.4% | 9,269 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,434 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 6:40.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,924 / 4,196 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Minnesota Qualifier 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2018.
- 11 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.90 at Sioux Falls Summer 2018.
- 11 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Sioux Falls Summer 2018.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeIowa 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
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 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yusuf Ragab — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.