People · United States
Luke Chapman
Skewb · top 6.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017CHAP05
Luke Chapman has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.20, set at Simpson Scramble 2023, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 934th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since September 2017, he has put 383 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.18 in September 2017 to 10.45, a 74% improvement. Luke has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 3.20 | 5.83 | top 6.0% | 934 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.45 | 13.72 | top 8.8% | 4,827 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 5.07 | top 20.7% | 8,127 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.50 | 9.02 | top 23.8% | 6,478 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 10.21 | 13.02 | top 26.2% | 2,015 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.58 | 2:12.86 | top 46.4% | 3,839 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.79 | 36.30 | top 48.4% | 6,621 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.85 | 1:26.62 | top 55.0% | 9,394 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 33.44 | 42.00 | top 55.9% | 3,691 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.70 | — | top 63.5% | 4,828 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 6:10.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,149 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:21.43 | 4:36.73 | top 72.2% | 2,853 / 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
- 28 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 7 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at AlphaCubing B 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Simpson Scramble 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kendeda Kubing B 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Clouds 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Wolfpack Winter 2023.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Staunton Speedsolving 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Pickett's Mill Battlefield 2023 · 9 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cubes in Edneyville 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- AlphaCubing B 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Simpson Scramble 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast FMC Championship 2023 · 1 Apr 2023
- Kendeda Kubing B 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Clouds 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- South Carolina 2017 · 30 Sep 2017
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Vishwa Sankar — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.