People · United States
Joseph Hicks
Skewb · top 13.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017HICK01
Joseph Hicks has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.40, set at Windsor Classic 2017, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,138th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since January 2017, he has put 90 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 7.36 in March 2017 to 4.40, a 40% improvement. Joseph 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 | 4.40 | 6.52 | top 13.7% | 2,138 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.46 | 8.16 | top 16.2% | 4,280 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 4.54 | top 26.2% | 10,343 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.05 | 18.40 | top 31.1% | 17,178 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.30 at No Stress Solving 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Windsor Classic 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First competition: Americus Open 2017.
Competitions
- Rocket City 2.0 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- No Stress Solving 2017 · 2 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Windsor Classic 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Mountain View Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Classic City Shenanigans 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Americus Open 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Katie Hull — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Raymond Goslow — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.