People · United States
Preston Boling
2×2 · top 18.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017BOLI04
Preston Boling has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.34, set at Mishawaka Summer 2019, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,152nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since August 2017, he has put 52 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.45 in August 2017 to 3.34, a 25% improvement. Preston has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 3.34 | 4.29 | top 18.3% | 7,152 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.72 | 20.41 | top 30.1% | 16,568 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.01 | 13.59 | top 44.9% | 12,923 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.78 | 1:32.37 | top 58.1% | 10,050 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.72 at Arnold Classic North America 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic North America 2019.
- 19 Aug 2017First competition: Michigan 2017. A 20.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mishawaka Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic North America 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
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.
- Edison Hayes — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Steven Wintringham — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.