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Phillip Bachman
Skewb · top 30.5% of 74,164 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025BACH10
Phillip Bachman has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.59, set at Quad Cities Saturday 2025, puts him in the top 30.5% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,088th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2025, he has put 122 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.11 in November 2025 to 18.65, a 31% improvement. Phillip 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.59 | 13.02 | top 30.5% | 5,088 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 18.65 | 24.91 | top 36.2% | 20,614 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.82 | 1:37.48 | top 51.5% | 8,817 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 6.22 | 6.65 | top 53.2% | 22,073 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.99 | 51.15 | top 66.7% | 9,632 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.48 | 19.83 | top 70.1% | 21,091 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 23.40 | 30.96 | top 73.4% | 6,549 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.82 | — | top 75.7% | 6,869 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:22.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,735 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | 55.67 | early days — 3 solves | 1,701 / 2,059 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 23:46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 650 / 740 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,911 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 5:38.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,681 / 4,262 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.65 at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026.
- 8 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at 3x3 in Madison 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025First competition: Quad Cities Saturday 2025. A 27.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 3x3 in Madison 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Ansgar 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Cube Against Cancer Minnesota 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Quad Cities Saturday 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
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.
- Ryan Jesse Mitchell — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Brian Johnson — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.