People · United States
Micah Barker
Skewb · top 15.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017BARK01
Micah Barker has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.62, set at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018, puts him in the top 15.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,409th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since June 2017, he has put 70 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.04 in June 2017 to 16.87, a 23% improvement. Micah has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 4.62 | 12.29 | top 15.4% | 2,409 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.01 | 10.76 | top 20.1% | 5,377 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 6.20 | top 28.9% | 11,485 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.87 | 21.17 | top 30.6% | 16,849 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,758 / 19,072 |
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
- 3 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.49 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018.
- 25 Jun 2017First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017. A 22.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017 · 25 Jun 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.
- Daniel Pavelich — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Blake Thompson — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stanley Chapel — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.