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Patrick Holt
Skewb · top 6.5% of 74,164 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024HOLT05
Patrick Holt has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.27, set at Great North Woods 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,012th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2024, he has put 249 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.62 in April 2024 to 10.18, a 51% improvement. Patrick has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 3.27 | 7.60 | top 6.5% | 1,012 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.04 | 5.73 | top 7.9% | 2,056 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 10.18 | 11.46 | top 8.0% | 4,483 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.36 | top 16.0% | 6,328 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 44.77 | 56.45 | top 18.1% | 2,785 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 9.85 | 21.41 | top 24.2% | 1,902 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.81 | 25.45 | top 25.6% | 3,340 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.43 | 1:43.29 | top 34.4% | 2,495 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.48 | 1:56.73 | top 39.6% | 3,235 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 27.75 | 46.38 | top 45.2% | 2,977 / 6,846 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Great North Woods 2026.
- 19 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Maine Open 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at Burke Mountain Cubikon 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.33 at Jay Peak Cubikon 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at Jay Peak Cubikon 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Jay Peak Cubikon 2024.
Competitions
- Great North Woods 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Maine Open 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Skowhegan Puzzlefest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Burke Mountain Cubikon 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Great North Woods 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Jay Peak Cubikon 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hawk Cubikon 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
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.
- Derek White — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Chestnutt — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.