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Sam McGowan

Skewb · top 35.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017MCGO03

Sam McGowan has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.29, set at Severna Park Summer 2017, puts him in the top 35.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,098th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since July 2017, he has put 18 official solves on the record across two events. His Skewb best has come down from 24.67 in July 2017 to 7.29, a 70% improvement. Sam has entered two competitions.

Skewb
best event — top 35.9% of 73,281 all-time
7.29
signature single · Severna Park Summer 2017
18
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Skewb7.2910.62
top 35.9%6,098 / 18,907
3×359.641:00.69
top 91.4%55,732 / 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

Slow N Steady Summer 2017: 24.67Severna Park Summer 2017: 7.297.2924.671 Jul 20175 Aug 2017

Best single per competition, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
  • A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 9.64 away.

Targets move as he improves.