People · United States
Philip Balke
3×3 · top 19.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011BALK02
Philip Balke has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.56, set at Mishawaka Fall 2014, puts him in the top 19.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,441st in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2011, he has put 34 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.30 in November 2011 to 13.56, a 39% improvement. Philip has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.56 | 16.94 | top 19.4% | 10,441 / 59,724 |
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 Sep 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.56 at Mishawaka Fall 2014.
- 3 Mar 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at Hillsdale Winter 2012.
- 5 Nov 2011First competition: Indiana 2011. A 22.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Médecins Sans Frontières Open 2015 · 26 Sep 2015
- Summit City Open 2015 · 7 Mar 2015
- Mishawaka Fall 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Hillsdale Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011
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.
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Blake Thompson — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.