People · United States
Carson Penticuff
3×3 · top 26.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008PENT01
Carson Penticuff has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.63, set at Indiana 2013, puts him in the top 26.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,512th in the United States. Across 20 competitions since July 2008, he has put 369 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:13.17 in July 2008 to 15.63, a 79% improvement. Carson has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.63 | 19.02 | top 26.6% | 14,512 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.14 | 7.08 | top 41.1% | 16,498 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.44 | 1:50.97 | top 66.8% | 11,828 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.16 | 21.30 | top 82.4% | 24,341 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.43 | 1:17.52 | top 84.7% | 12,713 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,801 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 39.58 | 44.00 | top 93.0% | 8,342 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 5:04.27 | 5:11.28 | top 97.1% | 9,208 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:22.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,053 / 2,092 |
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
- 24 Aug 2013Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2013.
- 2 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at New Albany 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.25 at Ohio Fall 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011Three personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2011.
- 26 Jun 2010Three personal bests in one day at Battle of Lexington 2010.
- 1 May 2010First sub-30 3×3: 28.43 at Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010.
Competitions
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- New Albany 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio Fall 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Dayton Fall 2011 · 15 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Lexington 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010 · 1 May 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Iowa Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Thankscubing Day 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana Winter Open 2008 · 13 Dec 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Fall Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Cincinnati Summer Open 2008 · 16 Aug 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals and Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008
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.
- Mike Hughey — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jim Mertens — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chester Lian — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.