People · Kenya
Mark Bowen
3×3 · top 48.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022BOWE02
Mark Bowen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.31, set at Nakuru Speedcubing Camp 2025, puts him in the top 48.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 92nd in Kenya. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 89 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.91 in July 2022 to 23.31, a 35% improvement. Mark has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.31 | 25.56 | top 48.7% | 92 / 356 | |
| 2×2 | 5.88 | 8.17 | top 49.6% | 62 / 217 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.92 | 11.36 | top 52.4% | 50 / 148 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.81 | 1:04.45 | top 81.3% | 28 / 47 |
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 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nakuru Speedcubing Camp 2025.
- 13 May 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.20 at The Peponi House Twist & Turn 2023.
- 13 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at The Peponi House Twist & Turn 2023.
- 16 Jul 2022First competition: Navitas Cube Challenge Kenya 2022. A 35.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nakuru Speedcubing Camp 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kericho Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- The Peponi House Twist & Turn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Navitas Cube Challenge Kenya 2022 · 16 Jul 2022
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.
- John Muthee Karichu — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Neema Wambui — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Naythun Mwenja — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.31 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.