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Riley Stowell
Skewb · top 20.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023STOW02
Riley Stowell has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.29, set at Davis Spring 2025, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,257th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2023, he has put 76 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.44 in August 2023 to 16.77, a 41% improvement. Riley has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 5.29 | 11.94 | top 20.4% | 3,257 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 16.77 | 19.77 | top 30.3% | 16,659 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.91 | 6.19 | top 38.2% | 15,304 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.96 | 12.78 | top 52.7% | 15,367 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,159 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:04.88 | — | top 86.6% | 13,112 / 15,683 |
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
- 6 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.95 at Davis Spring 2025.
- 6 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Davis Spring 2025.
- 23 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Santa Rosa Spring 2025.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: Berkeley Summer 2023. A 28.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SacCubing XX 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Spring 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Rosa Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sebastian Stone — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.