People · United States
David Poole
2×2 · top 8.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010POOL01
David Poole has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Colorado Qualifier 2018, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,319th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2010, he has put 117 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 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.08 in October 2010 to 13.79, a 19% improvement. David has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 2.45 | 5.37 | top 8.4% | 3,319 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.79 | 16.90 | top 20.2% | 10,904 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 58.01 | 1:02.81 | top 34.3% | 5,510 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.00 | 2:26.60 | top 57.6% | 4,908 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.30 | 50.22 | top 57.8% | 8,060 / 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
- 24 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Santa Fe Spring 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Santa Fe Spring 2018.
- 9 Oct 2010First competition: Denver Open 2010. A 17.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CoMO Cubing Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Denver Open 2010 · 9 Oct 2010 — 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.
- Marcus Kamen — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Austin — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- AJ Blair — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.