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Conrad Ballentine
2×2 · top 2.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022BALL08
Conrad Ballentine has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.58, set at Washtenaw Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 989th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since August 2022, he has put 275 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.31 in October 2022 to 14.04, a 42% improvement. Conrad has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 1.58 | 3.27 | top 2.5% | 989 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.62 | 8.13 | top 10.9% | 2,846 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 10.38 | top 19.2% | 3,044 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.04 | 16.96 | top 21.1% | 11,374 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.85 | 1:46.42 | top 65.7% | 11,613 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,884 / 15,683 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.04 at Michigan Mega Madness 2024.
- 10 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rapidly Grand 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.74 at Washtenaw Winter 2023.
- 19 Aug 2022First competition: CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024
- Michigan Mega Madness 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Nimble Hands in Noblesville 2024 · 21 Jan 2024
- Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024 · 7 Jan 2024
- Washtenaw Autumn 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- Rapidly Grand 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023
- Michigan Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Spring B 2023 · 9 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Justin Sui — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.