People · United States
Owen Wilkins
2×2 · top 1.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018WILK07
Owen Wilkins has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.36, set at UCSD Winter 2020, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 633rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2018, he has put 158 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.62 in December 2018 to 10.33, a 47% improvement. Owen has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.36 | 2.74 | top 1.6% | 633 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 32.22 | — | top 4.8% | 93 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 | 10.33 | 11.33 | top 8.4% | 4,644 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 46.18 | 54.17 | top 19.8% | 3,007 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.80 | 1:34.58 | top 23.1% | 1,796 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.89 | 25.59 | top 25.7% | 3,315 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 10 of 13 cubes · 51:18 | — | top 27.7% | 204 / 731 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.49 | 3:11.00 | top 42.7% | 1,576 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:59.81 | 5:06.33 | top 50.5% | 1,474 / 3,184 |
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
- 18 Jan 2020Five personal bests in one day at UCSD Winter 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019Six personal bests in one day at Grossmont Fall 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 22 Dec 2018First competition: CubeChella 2018. A 19.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA PBQ 2023 · 2 Dec 2023
- Mini Mental Breakdown San Diego 2022 · 23 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Grossmont Fall 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- UCSD Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeChella 2018 · 22 Dec 2018
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.
- Michael Young — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Elijah Brown — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 2.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.