People · United States
Teddy Nowak
2×2 · top 12.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015NOWA01
Teddy Nowak has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.82, set at BA Cube Fest 2018, puts him in the top 12.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,805th in the United States. Across 13 competitions since November 2015, he has put 239 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.48 in November 2015 to 2.82, a 70% improvement. Teddy has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 4.10 | top 12.2% | 4,805 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 8.03 | top 14.4% | 2,244 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.62 | 17.44 | top 23.1% | 12,527 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 11.56 | top 24.8% | 6,765 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.39 | 1:27.73 | top 52.8% | 8,968 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,325 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 34.79 | 42.33 | top 58.1% | 3,830 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 10 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at BA Cube Fest 2018.
- 30 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.35 at MIT Spring 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2016.
- 30 Jan 2016First sub-30 3×3: 25.90 at Sharon Winter 2016.
- 15 Nov 2015First competition: Northeastern Fall 2015. A 30.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- STMHS Spring 2019 · 18 May 2019
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- BA Cube Fest 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston Spring 2017 · 1 Apr 2017
- Northeastern Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016
- MIT Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Williams Winter 2016 · 13 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Sharon Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Northeastern Fall 2015 · 15 Nov 2015
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.
- Alex Cohen — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- JP Noone — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Samuel Brenner — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.