People · United States
Philip Smith
Skewb · top 13.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024SMIT72
Philip Smith has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.34, set at Wisconsin on Ice 2026, puts him in the top 13.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,063rd in the United States. Across 11 competitions since November 2024, he has put 206 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.10 in November 2024 to 14.63, a 67% improvement. Philip has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 4.34 | 11.11 | top 13.3% | 2,063 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.31 | 10.28 | top 15.1% | 3,969 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.63 | 18.38 | top 23.2% | 12,541 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.95 | 7.79 | top 50.4% | 20,467 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 26.59 | 30.42 | top 79.5% | 7,021 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.77 | — | top 81.6% | 15,199 / 19,072 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Wisconsin on Ice 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.68 at Solve La Crosse 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Solve La Crosse 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 23.13 at Unorthodox Blocks Wisconsin 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First competition: Kenosha First A 2024. A 44.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wisconsin on Ice 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- Northern Kentucky 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Midwest Cubing Classic 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Solve La Crosse 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Skewb on the Madison Snow 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Unorthodox Blocks Wisconsin 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kenosha First A 2024 · 16 Nov 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.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.