People · United States
Owen Hovda
Skewb · top 39.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022HOVD02
Owen Hovda has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.82, set at Cubetcha 2023, puts him in the top 39.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,882nd in the United States. Across 2 competitions since October 2022, he has put 46 official solves on the record across five events. His Skewb best has come down from 18.13 in October 2022 to 7.82, a 57% improvement. Owen has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.82 | 13.40 | top 39.9% | 6,882 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 20.06 | 22.89 | top 40.1% | 22,763 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.01 | 8.52 | top 51.0% | 20,759 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.60 | 1:56.04 | top 66.2% | 11,706 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:40.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,023 / 15,683 |
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
- 28 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2023.
- 8 Oct 2022First competition: Cubetcha 2022. A 26.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 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.
- Kristin Wiley — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Walker Welch — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.