People · Switzerland
Sven Gowal
2×2 · top 13.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2006 · 2006GOWA01
Sven Gowal has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at Swiss Open 2009, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 179th in Switzerland. Across 17 competitions since September 2006, he has put 413 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.78 in September 2006 to 15.61, a 31% improvement. Sven has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 5.78 | top 13.8% | 179 / 923 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.18 | 10.48 | top 21.4% | 164 / 665 | |
| 3×3 | 15.61 | 18.69 | top 26.6% | 329 / 1,218 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 68 / 101 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.50 | 1:46.00 | top 64.0% | 307 / 474 | |
| Square-1 | 43.41 | 1:00.07 | top 69.3% | 119 / 162 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.84 | 1:00.78 | top 70.3% | 265 / 373 | |
| Clock | 34.38 | 36.22 | top 89.2% | 212 / 233 | |
| 5×5 | 3:52.83 | — | top 90.8% | 249 / 273 |
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
- 16 Jun 2007Five personal bests in one day at US Open 2007.
- 14 Oct 2006First sub-20 3×3: 19.50 at Dutch Open 2006.
- 14 Oct 2006Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2006.
- 23 Sep 2006First competition: European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006. A 22.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swiss Open 2009 · 31 Jan 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Geneva Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
- Dutch Open 2008 · 18 Oct 2008 — 1 personal best set
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Brussels Summer Open 2008 · 6 Sep 2008
- Dutch Masters 2008 · 23 Aug 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Italian Open 2008 · 21 Jun 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Nantes Open 2008 · 31 May 2008
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007
- US Open 2007 · 16 Jun 2007 — 5 personal bests set
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Belgian Open 2007 · 24 Feb 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2006 · 14 Oct 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006 · 23 Sep 2006
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.
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Arnaud van Galen — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
- Erik Akkersdijk — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.