People · New Zealand
Boston Main
Pyraminx · top 9.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MAIN01
Boston Main has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.42, set at Melbourne Cubing for Kids Sunday 2023, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 150th in New Zealand. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2023, he has put 98 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 9.67 in February 2023 to 4.42, a 54% improvement. Boston 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.42 | 8.23 | top 9.8% | 150 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 4.67 | top 24.7% | 447 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 7.32 | 10.08 | top 36.1% | 273 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 19.60 | 23.28 | top 38.8% | 803 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 567 / 722 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.60 at Palmerston North 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Wellington Summer 2023. A 26.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Altona Algorithms 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cubing for Kids Sunday 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cory Sonntag — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Peter Au — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.