People · United States
Patrick Skelley
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018SKEL01
Patrick Skelley has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Gobbler Cube Day Winter 2019, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,731st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since March 2018, he has put 546 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.34 in March 2018 to 12.93, a 54% improvement. Patrick has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 1.94 | 4.34 | top 4.4% | 1,731 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.23 | 6.69 | top 12.5% | 1,940 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.93 | 18.07 | top 17.2% | 9,198 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.66 | 8.25 | top 17.5% | 4,638 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 56.63 | 1:05.81 | top 32.7% | 5,190 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.77 | 1:56.62 | top 39.8% | 3,205 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.00 | 34.79 | top 42.0% | 5,627 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.55 | 2:13.14 | top 46.0% | 3,379 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 31.86 | 47.70 | top 53.0% | 3,479 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,178 / 2,040 | |
| 7×7 | 5:26.78 | 5:39.45 | top 58.8% | 1,752 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 3:48.54 | 3:57.18 | top 61.8% | 2,384 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 19.96 | 25.00 | top 64.5% | 5,497 / 8,927 |
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
- 27 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019.
- 7 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.35 at Woodberry Forest School Cubing 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Wolfpack Winter 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at VES Spring 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Northern Neck Winter 2019.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Rally in the Valley 2019 · 27 Jul 2019
- Greensboro Summer 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Woodberry Forest School Cubing 2019 · 7 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- VES Spring 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Gobbler Cube Day Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Northern Neck Winter 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Tar Heel Tango 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tea Time Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- WFS Cubing Spring 2018 · 15 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 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.
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Corey Sakowski — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Michael Nielsen — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.