People · United States
Simon Beck
Skewb · top 18.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017BECK01
Simon Beck has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.10, set at Sioux Fall 2019, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,008th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since March 2017, he has put 276 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.84 in March 2017 to 13.97, a 33% improvement. Simon has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 5.10 | 11.07 | top 18.9% | 3,008 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 7.36 | top 19.6% | 7,678 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.97 | 16.48 | top 20.9% | 11,244 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.47 | 9.85 | top 23.6% | 6,398 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.36 | 35.32 | top 49.8% | 6,846 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.46 | 1:39.82 | top 56.3% | 9,668 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.81 | 2:43.70 | top 65.6% | 5,715 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 21.79 | 33.59 | top 69.6% | 5,999 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 55.58 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,385 / 6,743 |
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
- 5 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at South Dakota First 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at North Iowa 2017.
- 9 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at North Iowa 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 6 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.66 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2017.
Competitions
- Sioux Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019
- Sioux Falls Summer 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- South Dakota First 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- North Iowa 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- South Omaha Speedsolve 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Winter 2017 · 4 Mar 2017
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Feran — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.