People · United States
Michael Buoni
2×2 · top 9.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019BUON01
Michael Buoni has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Santa Barbara Fall 2019, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,907th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2019, he has put 133 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.07 in February 2019 to 13.09, a 72% improvement. Michael has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.60 | 6.89 | top 9.9% | 3,907 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.09 | 14.89 | top 17.7% | 9,504 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 24.08 | 27.31 | top 36.9% | 2,402 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 19.12 | 22.87 | top 62.1% | 5,246 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.20 | 43.83 | top 62.7% | 8,854 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 11.82 | 18.40 | top 65.1% | 12,120 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.79 | 17.16 | top 65.9% | 19,459 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:03.58 | — | top 83.2% | 15,585 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 3:33.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,753 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:22.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,831 / 9,401 |
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
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Agoura SpookCubing 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Agoura SpookCubing 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Agoura Cubing 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.06 at A Bruin Cube Day Spring 2023.
- 16 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 22.49 at Indiana 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019First competition: Santa Barbara Winter 2019. A 46.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Agoura Cubing Returns 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Santa Barbara Cubing 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura SpookCubing 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Agoura Cubing 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Valley 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- A Bruin Cube Day Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Santa Barbara Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Barbara Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019
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.
- Elijah Brown — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emil Lazaryev — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jack Flynn Stewart — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.