People · United Kingdom
Joey Bolton
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023BOLT02
Joey Bolton has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.21, set at Rubik's UK Championship 2024, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 261st in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 434 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.70 in February 2023 to 8.21, a 56% improvement. Joey has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.21 | 9.99 | top 3.2% | 261 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.55 | top 6.7% | 473 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.45 | 6.50 | top 10.0% | 385 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 40.06 | 48.55 | top 12.2% | 283 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.68 | 21.18 | top 14.3% | 269 / 1,851 | |
| Skewb | 4.72 | 9.59 | top 16.1% | 378 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 9.31 | 10.35 | top 21.6% | 298 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.76 | 2:00.04 | top 34.4% | 443 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.29 | 2:03.87 | top 40.5% | 455 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 28.48 | 41.92 | top 46.6% | 415 / 778 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Open 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Crewe Spring 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 9.80 at Manchester Winter 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Manchester Winter 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at Manchester Winter 2024.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Leicestershire Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Crewe Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Manchester Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Winter 2023 · 25 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.
- Daniel Partridge — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Danny Morgan — met in 65 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Burns — met in 63 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.