People · United States
Patrick Brophy
Skewb · top 8.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016BROP01
Patrick Brophy has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.56, set at Mishawaka Winter 2017, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,246th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2016, he has put 144 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.94 in June 2016 to 14.05, a 48% improvement. Patrick has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 3.56 | 7.14 | top 8.1% | 1,246 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 5.11 | top 9.0% | 3,543 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.90 | 10.98 | top 19.2% | 5,129 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.05 | 16.53 | top 21.1% | 11,392 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 55.96 | 1:12.84 | top 31.9% | 5,063 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.21 | 40.99 | top 57.6% | 8,035 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:42.22 | — | top 71.4% | 6,299 / 9,401 |
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 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.05 at Mishawaka Winter 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017Six personal bests in one day at Mishawaka Winter 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.93 at Shaker Fall 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016First competition: Indiana 2016. A 26.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaker Spring 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Mishawaka Winter 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zachary Garber — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.