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John Paul Merkle

Skewb · top 85.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019MERK01

John Paul Merkle has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 17.84, set at Big and Skewb Utah 2019, puts him in the top 85.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,526th in the United States. Across 1 competition since November 2019, he has put 10 official solves on the record across two events.

Skewb
best event — top 85.8% of 73,281 all-time
17.84
signature single · Big and Skewb Utah 2019
10
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Skewb17.8422.82
top 85.8%16,526 / 18,907
3×355.221:08.19
top 89.3%54,585 / 59,724

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 story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-15 Skewb single — 57,358 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
  • A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 5.22 away.

Targets move as he improves.